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

(1968) Vol. 3, p.488.





JAMAICA



CVE-43

Displacement:  7,800 t.

Length:  495’8”

Beam:  69’6”

Extreme Width:  111’6”

Draft:  26’

Speed:  18 k.

Complement:  890

Armament:  2 5”; 20 40mm

Class:  BOGUE



	JAMAICA (CVE-43), originally ACV-43, was launched under 

Maritime Commission contract by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding 

Corp., (later Todd-Pacific), Tacoma, Wash., 21 April 1943; 

sponsored by Mrs. C. T. Simard; reclassified CVE-43 on 15 

July 1943; acquired by the Navy, and transferred to Great 

Britain under lend-lease 27 September 1943.



	One of a large group of escort carriers transferred to 

the Royal Navy for antisubmarine work in the Atlantic, 

JAMAICA was renamed SHAH.  She took an active part in the 

war, heading the hunter-killer group which sank U-198 in the 

Indian Ocean, 12 August 1944 and taking part in the Burma 

campaign in 1945.  She was returned to the United States 6 

December 1945 and sold 20 June 1947.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

mhansen2@home.com