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

(1981) Vol. 8, pp.415-416.





WINJAH



	WINJAH (ACV-54)--a PRINCE WILLIAM-class escort 

carrier--was laid down on 5 June 1943 at Tacoma, Wash., by 

the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co.; assigned to the United 

Kingdom under lend-lease on 23 June; redesignated CVE-54 on 

15 July; launched on 22 November; and delivered to the 

British on 18 February 1944.



	Renamed REAPER (D.82), the carrier operated in the 

Royal Navy for the duration of World War II.  After arriving 

at Norfolk, Va., on 13 May 1946, REAPER was decommissioned 

on 20 May and returned to the United States Government.  

Authorized for disposal on 14 June, WINJAH was struck from 

the Navy list on 8 July and sold to the Waterman Steamship 

Co., of Mobile, Ala. on 12 February 1947.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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