Allied Warships
HMS Queen (D 19)
Escort Carrier of the Ameer class
Photograph with thanks to David Tolley who's father Raymond Tolley was an Air Artificer aboard HMS Queen during that time.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort Carrier |
| Class | Ameer |
| Pennant | D 19 |
| Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 2 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 7 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 31 Oct 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. Commanding Officer: |
| Former name | USS St. Andrews |
Commands listed for HMS Queen (D 19)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Capt. Kenneth Judge D'Arcy, DSO, RN | Dec 1943 | 19 Feb 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Queen include:
4 May 1945
The German submarine U-711 was sunk in the Arctic near Harstad, Norway, in position 68.43,717N, 16.34,600E, by depth charges from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the British escort carriers HMS Searcher, HMS Trumpeter and HMS Queen. (see map)