Allied Warships
HMS Ravager (D 70)
Escort Carrier of the Attacker class
HMS Ravager while transporting aircraft.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort Carrier |
| Class | Attacker |
| Pennant | D 70 |
| Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 11 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 16 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 25 Apr 1943 |
| End service | 26 Feb 1946 |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. |
Commands listed for HMS Ravager (D 70)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Capt. Alec Anderson Murray, RN | 28 Dec 1942 | 16 May 1944 |
| 2 | A/Capt. George Vivian Barnett Faulkner, RN | 16 May 1944 | 23 Oct 1945 |
| 3 | Capt. Charles Richard Vernon Pugh, RN | 23 Oct 1945 | ??? |
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Notable events involving Ravager include:
5 Feb 1945
HMS Totem (A/Lt.Cdr. M.B. St. John, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Ravager (A/Capt. G.V.B. Faulkner, RN) served as the target. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19949
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.