Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy
Class overview Name Long Island -class escort carrierOperators Preceded by N/A Succeeded by Bogue classCompleted 2 Retired 2 Scrapped 2 General characteristics Type Escort carrier Length 404 ft 2.4 in (123.200 m) (length of flight deck)[ 1] 465 ft (142 m)wl 492 ft (150 m)oa Beam 69.9 ft (21.3 m) Draft 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m) Installed power 8,500 hp (6,300 kW)[ 1] Propulsion Speed 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) Range 10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)[ 1] Complement 856[ 1] Sensors & SC radar Aircraft carried Hangar Capacity: 16Flight Deck Storage: 46Aviation facilities 1 × elevator
TheLong Island -class escort carriertype C3-class merchant ships.
The first ship of the class—USS Long Island , originally AVG-1, later ACV-1 then CVE-1—was launched on 11 January 1940, and served in theUnited States Navy throughWorld War II .
The second and last ship of the class—HMS Archer (D78) —was launched on 14 December 1939, and served in theRoyal Navy throughWorld War II . It is also listed in U.S. Navy records as BAVG-1; the "B" presumably stood for "British".[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
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