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This freighter (c3-s-a1) was built in 1943 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp..
Historical Notes
In 1946 this vessel was returned to the USA.
Owners & Masters
In 1943 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1943-1946 she was owned by the Royal Navy.
Rebuilds
She was rebuilt as an Escort Aircraft Carrier for Second World War service at Burrard Drydock Co., Vancouver BC. She was re-converted at the end of the the Second World War to a passenger vessel.
References
- Mitchell, W.H. and L.A. Sawyer (n.d.) The Oceans, The Forts and The Parks including The Wars of World War I
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
