RN Aircraft Carriers: Ruler Class 1943
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:51 pm
All 24 ships of the Ruler Class were built in the USA as Bogue Class aircraft carriers and supplied under the Lend-lease Agreement. They were built to take part in three types of operations - Strike, Escort or Aircraft Ferry.
Ships in the class were built in two groups, the first group comprised:
HMS Patroller, HMS Puncher(crewed by the Royal Canadian Navy), HMS Reaper, HMS Searcher, HMS Slinger, HMS Smiter, HMS Speaker, HMS Trouncer, HMS Trumpeter.
The second group comprised HMS Arbiter, HMS Ameer, HMS Atheling, HMS Begum, HMS Emperor, HMS Empress, HMS Khedive, HMS Nabob (crewed by the Royal Canadian Navy), HMS Premier, HMS Queen, HMS Rajah, HMS Ranee, HMS Ruler, HMS Shah and HMS Thane.
Two of the class were lost to torpedo attack; HMS Nabob in August 1944 and HMS Thane in January 1945 while in the Clyde estuary.
All were returned to the USA in 1946 and 1947. Some were scrapped and others converted back to Merchant ships.
Ameer
Arbiter
Atheling
Begum
Emperor
Empress
Khedive
Nabob
Patroller
Premier
Puncher
Queen
Rajah
Ranee
Reaper
Ruler
Searcher
Shah
Slinger
Smiter
Speaker
Thane
Trouncer
Trumpeter
Ships in the class were built in two groups, the first group comprised:
HMS Patroller, HMS Puncher(crewed by the Royal Canadian Navy), HMS Reaper, HMS Searcher, HMS Slinger, HMS Smiter, HMS Speaker, HMS Trouncer, HMS Trumpeter.
The second group comprised HMS Arbiter, HMS Ameer, HMS Atheling, HMS Begum, HMS Emperor, HMS Empress, HMS Khedive, HMS Nabob (crewed by the Royal Canadian Navy), HMS Premier, HMS Queen, HMS Rajah, HMS Ranee, HMS Ruler, HMS Shah and HMS Thane.
Two of the class were lost to torpedo attack; HMS Nabob in August 1944 and HMS Thane in January 1945 while in the Clyde estuary.
All were returned to the USA in 1946 and 1947. Some were scrapped and others converted back to Merchant ships.
Ameer
Arbiter
Atheling
Begum
Emperor
Empress
Khedive
Nabob
Patroller
Premier
Puncher
Queen
Rajah
Ranee
Reaper
Ruler
Searcher
Shah
Slinger
Smiter
Speaker
Thane
Trouncer
Trumpeter