AMEER Class

escort carrier
Laid down as merchant vessels in the US, this class of ships were converted to escort aircraft carriers and many were transferred to the Royal Navy. These two ships remained in the RN, but were manned by Canadian crews. NABOB saw some action, including an attack on the Tirpitz, but was torpedoed soon after entering active service, and was judged not worth repairing. PUNCHER never saw action, but was used as a landing training ship for a while before being converted to a troop transport to repatriate Canadian soldiers from Britain.

AMEER Class
Characteristics:

Displacement: 15,390 (NABOB), 14,170 (PUNCHER) tons full load 
Dimensions: 151.2 x 21.2 x 7.8 meters (496 x 69.5 x 25.5 feet) (NABOB) 
                      150.0 x 21.2 x 7.6 meters (492 x 69.5 x 25 feet) (PUNCHER) 
Propulsion: Steam turbines, 2 boilers, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp, 18 knots 
Crew: 1000 
Aviation: 18-24 aircraft 
Hangar:
Radar:
Sonar: none 
Fire Control:
EW: none 
Armament: 2 5"/38, 8 40mm dual AA, 20 20mm AA 

Ships:
 
 
Name
Pendant
Commissioned
Paid Off
NABOB
D77
7/9/43
30/9/44
PUNCHER
D79
5/2/44
16/1/46

Photos:

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HMS NABOB was torpedoed on August 22, 1944, by U 354. This resulted in a 32 square foot hole below the waterline. She made Scapa Flow under her own power on the 27th. 
HMS NABOB, off the coast of British Columbia, in March of 1944. Photo Courtesy of Corvus Publishing Group / Canada's Navy
Puncher
HMS PUNCHER. DND photo, courtesy of Bryan Q.
 

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