>From the “Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,” 

(1970) Vol. 5, p.407.





PYBUS



ACV-34

Displacement:  15,126 t. (full load)

Length:  492’

Beam:  69’6”

Draft:  25’2”

Speed:  16.5 k.

Armament:  2 5”

Class:  PRINCE WILLIAM

Maritime Commission standard type:  C3-S-A1



	PYBUS (ACV-34) was laid down 23 June 1942 as MC Hull 

No. 245 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Wash.; 

originally classified AVG-34, she was reclassified as ACV-34 

on 20 August 1942; launched 7 October 1942; commissioned 31 

May 1943 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Wash.; reclassified 

as CVE-34 15 July 1943 and assigned for transfer to the 

United Kingdom under Lend Lease agreement.



	PYBUS reported for duty with the Pacific Fleet after 

shakedown, in a temporary status, before she decommissioned 

6 August 1943 at New York.  She was accepted that day by the 

U.K. and placed in service as HMS EMPEROR.  She was returned 

to the U.S. Navy 12 February 1946, struck from the Naval 

Vessel Register 28 March 1946, and sold 14 May to the 

Patapsco Scrap Co., Baltimore, Md. for scrapping.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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