Allied Warships

HMS Striker (D 12)

Escort Carrier of the Attacker class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeEscort Carrier
ClassAttacker 
PennantD 12 
Built byWestern Pipe & Steel Co. (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down15 Dec 1941 
Launched7 May 1942 
Commissioned29 Apr 1943 
End service12 Feb 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease.
Returned to the United States Navy on 12 February 1946.
Stricken by the United States Navy on 28 March 1946.
Sold to be broken up for scrap in June 1946.

Commanding Officers:
Capt. Frank Michael Walton, RN
7 October 1942 – 26 February 1944

Capt. William Power Carne, RN
26 February 1944 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 
Former nameUSS Prince William (i)

Commands listed for HMS Striker (D 12)

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1Capt. Frank Michael Walton, RN7 Oct 194226 Feb 1944
2Capt. William Power Carne, RN26 Feb 1944Oct 1945 ?

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