USS Charger
USS Charger (CVE-30) was an escort carrier of the United States Navy during World War II converted from a commercial C3-P&C cargo/passenger liner hull built as Rio de la Plata intended for the Moore-McCormack company's American Republics Line serving the east coast of South America.[1] Rio de la Plata was planned as the third of four ships to be built by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania for the Moore-McCormack company.[2] The modified C3 type was intended for Moore-McCormack's American Republics Line for serving the east coast of the United States to South America and the first large U.S. passenger ships to be fitted with diesel engines.Two six cylinder Sun Doxford diesels with over 9,000 shaft horsepower drove a single propeller through reduction gears for a design speed of 17.5 kn (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h).Men trained on her decks played an important role in the successful contest for the Atlantic with hostile submarines carried out by the escort carrier groups.
HMS ChargerSun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.Chester, PennsylvaniaCharger-classescort carrier5 in (130 mm)3"/50 caliber gunsOerlikon 20 mm cannonUnited States NavyWorld War IIC3-P&CMoore-McCormackAmerican Republics LineChesapeake BayBermudaGuantánamo Bay, CubaUnited States Maritime CommissionSun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.length between perpendicularsbale measureNewport News, VirginiaRoyal NavyLend-LeaseUnited StatesT. L. Sprague USNAtlantic FleetNew Yorkpassenger linerSitmar LineEuropeAustraliaBee GeesMauriceKylie MinogueSkyhooksRed SymonsTahitiPanamaFrench NavyRio HudsonRio ParanaRio de JaneiroHMS AvengerDasherFairskypublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsAvenger-class escort carriersAvengerDixmudeLong Island classAttacker classList of escort aircraft carriers of the United States NavyList of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal NavyType C3-P&C shipsAfrican CometAfrican MeteorAfrican PlanetBiloxiDeltargentino (1940)Deltargentino (1942)DelbrasilDelorleans (1940)Delorleans (1942)DeluruguayGulfportPascagoulaPass ChristianPresident AdamsPresident GarfieldPresident HayesPresident JacksonPresident MonroePresident Van BurenRio de la PlataType C3 shipsAlmeria LykesExchequerMormaclandMormacmailMormacpenn (1939)Mormacpenn (1940)MormacstarMormacsunMormactideMormacyork (1939)Mormacyork (1940)Sea ArrowSea SnipeSea PantherSea StarAmphionCadmusCumberland SoundHamlinHawaiian MerchantHawaiian PackerHawaiian PlanterHawaiian ShipperKenneth WhitingSt. GeorgeType C1Type C2Type C3Type C4Type C5Type C6Type C7Type C8Type C9Type N3Liberty shipVictory shipT1 tankerT2 tankerT3 tankerTacoma-classfrigateLanding Ship, TankType S3-S2-BP1Neptune-class cable layerCasablanca-classGilliam-classattack transportArtemis-classattack cargo ship