Long Island 1942
Long Island 1944
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| AVG1, 8.1942- ACV1, 7.1943- CVE1 | Long Island (ex-Mormacmail) | 185 | Sun SB, Chester // Newport News | 7.7.1939 | 11.1.1940 | 2.6.1941 | aircraft ferry 2.1944, stricken 4.1946 |
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Displacement standard, t |
11300 |
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Displacement full, t |
14050 |
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Length, m |
141.7 wl 150.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
21.2 wl 31.1 oa |
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Draught, m |
7.66 full load |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
4 Bush-Sulzer diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
8500 |
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Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 1365 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/50 Mk 9, 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 16 aircraft (F3F, F2A Buffalo fighters, SOC Seagull reconnaissance planes) |
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Complement |
408 |
Aircraft facilities (fd - 2,337 m², ha - 493 m² / 2,615 m³): Flight deck: 109.7 x 21.3 m. Hangar: 29.9 x 16.5 x 5.3 m. There was 1 elevator in the center line (3.4 t, 11.6 x 10.4 m). There was 1 H 2 catapult. Aircraft fuel stowage: 379 000 l.
| Year | fighters | diving bombers | reconnaissance planes |
| 1941 | --- | 6 SBC | 10 SOC |
| 12.1941 | 7 F2A | --- | 17 SOC-3 |
Project history: First USN escort aircraft carrier, converted from C-3 type cargo m/s Mormacmail before the the USA joined the Second world war. Works on the conversion have begun 6.3.1941 and have been fulfilled for 88 days. The design reminded British Audacity (commissioned approximately at the same time), but represented more rigorous carrier. Long Island had a small hangar, elevator and a catapult. 1650t of lead ballast were laid into the hold for improving stability. The hull had primitive underwater protection including 25mm longitudinal bulkhead.
Ship protection: Flight deck was 19mm thick.
Modernizations: 9.1941: - 4 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4
1942: flight deck was lengthened to 127.4 m (2,714 m²), - 1 x 1 - 102/50; + 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 16 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, SC radar
2/1944 as aviation ferry: catapult was replaced by more powerful, flight deck was lightened. - SC radar; + SC-2 radar.
1945: - 20 x 1 -20/70; + 20 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 4
1/1946: 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 20 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 1 catapult, 16 aircraft, SC-2 radar
Naval service: In February, 1944 ship was converted to aircraft ferry: flight deck was lightened, catapult and arresting gear were removed.
Long Island 1944
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