HMS Empress (D42)

History
United States
Name	USS Carnegie
Laid down	9 September 1942
Launched	30 December 1942
Fate	Transferred to Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Empress
Commissioned	12 August 1943
Decommissioned	28 March 1946
Identification	Pennant number:D42
Fate	Sold for scrap 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Bogue-class escort carrier (USA); Ruler-class escort carrier (UK);
Displacement	7,800 tons
Length	495 ft 7 in (151.05 m)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draught	26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion	Steam turbines, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp (6.3 MW)
Speed	17.5 knots (32.4 km/h)
Complement	890 officers and men
Armament	2 × 4"/50, 5"/38 or 5"/51 guns; 8 × twin 40 mm Bofors; 35 × single 20 mm Oerlikon;
Aircraft carried	28

USS Carnegie (CVE-38) (previously AVG-38 then later ACV-38) was an escort aircraft carrier built in 1942-43 for transfer to the United Kingdom. She was reclassified ACV-38 on 20 August 1942, and CVE-38 on 15 July 1943. She was commissioned on 9 August 1943 for a period of three days prior to being turned over to the United Kingdom, under whom she served as HMS Empress (D42).

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