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

(1968) Vol. 3, p.638.





KEWEENAW



CVE-44

Displacement:  9,800 t.

Length:  495’8”

Beam:  69’6”

Extreme Width:  111’6”

Draft:  26’

Speed:  18 k.

Complement:  890

Armament:  2 5”; 16 40mm; 27 20mm

Aircraft:  28

Class:  BOGUE

Maritime Commission standard type:  C3-S-A1



	KEWEENAW (CVE-44) was laid down as ACV-44 under 

Maritime Commission contract by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding 

Corp., Tacoma, Wash., 27 November 1942; launched 6 May 1943; 

sponsored by Mrs. R. G. Risley; assigned to the United 

Kingdom 10 June 1943; reclassified CVE-44 on 15 July 1943; 

and transferred to the United Kingdom under lend-lease 22 

October 1943.  During the remainder of World War II, she 

served the Royal Navy as HMS PATROLLER and operated in the 

Atlantic on convoy escort and patrol duty.  Arriving 

Norfolk, Va., 9 December 1946, she was returned to the U. S. 

Navy the same day.  Her name was struck from the Navy List 7 

February 1947 and she was sold to Waterman Steamship Corp., 

26 August 1947.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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