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{{short description|Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name=''Bogue'' class
|Builders=*[[Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding]]
*[[Ingalls Shipbuilding]]
*[[Western Pipe & Steel]]
|Operators=*{{navy|United Kingdom}}
*{{naval|United States}}
|Class before={{sclass|Long Island|escort carrier|4}}
|Class after={{sclass|Sangamon|escort carrier|4}}
|Subclasses=*{{sclass|Attacker|escort carrier|4}}
*{{sclass2|Ruler|escort carrier|4}} (''Ameer'' class)
*{{USS|Prince William|CVE-31|2}} class
|Cost=
|Built range=
|In service range=
|In commission range= 1942–1947
|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned=
|Total ships completed=45
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships active=
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost= 3
|Total ships retired=
|Total ships preserved= 
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|Ship type=[[Escort carrier]]
|Ship displacement={{Bogue class displacement}}
|Ship length={{Bogue class length}}
|Ship beam={{Bogue class beam}}
|Ship draft={{Bogue class draft}}
|Ship power={{Bogue class power}}
|Ship propulsion={{Bogue class propulsion}}
|Ship speed={{Bogue class speed}}
|Ship range={{Bogue class range}}
|Ship capacity={{Bogue class capacity}}
|Ship complement=890
|Ship sensors=
|Ship armament={{Bogue class armament}}
|Ship aircraft=19-24
|Ship aircraft facilities=
*1 × [[aircraft catapult|hydraulic catapult]]
*2 × [[Elevator#Aircraft elevators|elevators]]
|Ship notes=
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The '''''Bogue'' class''' were a [[Ship class|class]] of 45 [[escort carrier]]s built in the [[United States]] for service with the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] and the [[Royal Navy]], through the [[Lend-Lease]] program, during [[World War II]]. Following the war, ten ''Bogue''-class ships were kept in service by the US Navy and were reclassified for helicopter and aircraft transport operations.

The first 22 ships of the class were converted from finished, or near finished, [[Maritime Commission]] [[Type C3-class ship|C3-S-A1 and C3-S-A2 ship]]s, with 11 retained by the US Navy, and the other 11 transferring to the Royal Navy, where they were renamed and grouped as the {{sclass|Attacker|escort carrier|4}}. {{USS|Prince William|CVE-31|2}} was the last of the USN ships built and comprised all of the lessons learned in the earlier ships, sometimes it is referred to as its own subclass of the ''Bogue'' class. The remaining 23 ships were built from the keel up on C3-class designs and classified as {{sclass2|Ruler|escort carrier|4}}, or the ''Ameer''-class. Following the war, those ships that served with the Royal Navy were returned to the United States and were either [[Ship breaking|scrapped]] or converted for [[mercantile]] use.

==Construction and design==
The ''Bogue''-class escort carriers were based on the [[Maritime Commission]]'s [[Type C3-class ship|Type C3 cargo ship]]s hull.{{sfn|Petrescu|Petrescu|2013|p=196}} They all were named for [[Sound (geography)|sound]]s.{{sfn|Jane|Prendergast|Parkes|1961|p=320}} All of the ships for the [[US Navy]] and half of the ships for the [[Royal Navy]] were built by the [[Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation]], some of the early Royal Navy ships were produced by [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]] of [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]], Mississippi, and [[Western Pipe and Steel Company]] of [[San Francisco]], California.{{sfn|Fontenoy|2006|p=286}}

===Specifications===
The ''Bogue'' class displaced {{cvt|8390|LT}} at standard load and {{cvt|13980|LT}} at [[full load]]. The ships had a [[waterline length]] of {{cvt|465|ft}} with an [[Length overall|overall length]] of {{cvt|495|ft|8|in}}. Their [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] was {{cvt|69|ft|6|in}} at the [[waterline]] with a maximum beam of {{cvt|111|ft|6|in}}. The [[Draft (hull)|draft]] was {{cvt|24|ft|8|in}} at full load and {{cvt|21|ft}} at light load.{{sfn|Chesneau|1998|p=216}}

===Propulsion and power===
The previous {{sclass|Long Island|escort carrier|5}} and {{sclass|Charger|escort carrier|3}}s had suffered from reliability issues with their [[diesel engine]]s {{dubious|date=October 2022}} so it was decided that the ''Bogue''s would use two [[Water-tube boiler#Babcock & Wilcox boiler|water-tube boilers]], built by [[Foster-Wheeler]], feeding steam to an [[Allis-Chalmers]] [[Steam turbine#Marine propulsion|steam turbine engine]] connected to a single [[propeller|shaft]]. This produced {{cvt|8500|bhp|lk=on}}, which could propel the ship at {{cvt|18|kn}}. They could sail {{cvt|26300|nmi}} at {{cvt|15|kn}}.{{sfn|Chesneau|1998|p=216}}

===Aircraft facilities===
[[File:TBF-1 CVE-11 landing 1942.jpg|thumb|Landing of a US Navy [[Grumman TBF Avenger|Grumman TBF-1 Avenger]] on the escort carrier {{USS|Card|ACV-11|2}} on 9 December 1942.]]
[[File:USS Barnes (CVE-20) transporting P-38s and P-47s 1943.jpeg|thumb|The US Navy escort carrier {{USS|Barnes|ACV-20|2}} underway in the Pacific Ocean, on 1 July 1943, transporting [[US Army Air Force]]s [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning]] and [[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]] aircraft.]]
The ''Bogue'' class had the capacity for up to 24 [[anti-submarine]] or [[fighter aircraft]], which could be a mixture of the [[Grumman Wildcat]], [[Vought F4U Corsair]] and [[Grumman Avenger]]. The exact composition of the embarked squadrons depended upon the mission. Some squadrons were composite squadrons for convoy defence, and would be equipped with anti-submarine and fighter aircraft,{{sfn|Poolman|1972|p=98}} while other squadrons working in a strike-carrier role would only be equipped with fighter aircraft.{{sfn|Morison|2002|p=342}} When utilised in ferry service the ships could carry up to 90 aircraft between both the [[flight deck|flight]] and [[Hangar#Hangars aboard ships|hangar deck]]s. Aircraft facilities consisted of a small combined [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]]–[[Air traffic control#Airport traffic control tower|flight control]] island on the forward [[starboard]] side of the ship. The flight deck was {{cvt|440|×|82|ft}}, with nine [[Arresting gear|arresting wires]] and three barriers at the stern, along with one [[Aircraft catapult|hydraulic catapult]] on the port side at the bow, which was able to launch a {{cvt|3.5|ST|lk=on}} aircraft at {{cvt|61|kn}}. Two {{cvt|6.5|ST}} elevators were placed on the flight deck, one at the stern and one near the bow. The hangar deck was {{cvt|262|×|62|×|18|ft}} and fully enclosed, which was larger than the previous ''Long Island'' class. The hangar deck retained the [[Camber (ship)|camber]] at the bow and stern of the main deck of the merchant ships they were built on. Since the elevators were placed near the ends of the flight deck, pulleys were required for handling planes on and off of them on the hangar deck, which was difficult in normal conditions, and impossible in rough seas. The ships were also equipped with [[derrick]]s for retrieving [[seaplane]]s and loading and unloading aircraft.{{sfn|Konstam|2019|p=26}}{{sfn|Chesneau|1998|p=216}}

===Armament===
The ''Bogue'' class was equipped with a variety of weapons, which varied throughout the war and from ship to ship. The early ships were equipped with two [[5"/51 caliber gun|{{convert|5|in|adj=on}}/51 caliber guns]] for surface targets, on [[sponsons]] at either side of the stern, these were soon refit with two [[5"/38 caliber gun|5-inch/38 caliber]] [[dual-purpose gun]]s, and standardized on the remaining ships of the class.{{sfn|Wragg|2005|p=192}} For [[anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] (AA) cover they were only equipped with ten [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|{{convert|20|mm|2|adj=on|sp=us}} Oerlikon cannon]]s. This was later augmented with up to eight twin mounted [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|{{convert|40|mm|2|adj=on|sp=us}} Bofors]] AA guns and an additional 10 to 18 Oerlikons in single or twin mounts.{{sfn|Konstam|2019|p=26}}{{sfn|Chesneau|1998|p=216}}

After the war, the 10 remaining ''Bogue'' class escort carriers retained in US service were re-designated as "helicopter escort carriers" (CVHE) in 1955, and five of these were re-designated as "utility escort carriers" (CVU) in 1958, then aircraft ferry (AKV) in 1958, and operating under US [[Military Sea Transportation Service]] (MSTS) during the [[Vietnam War]].{{sfn|Wragg|2005|p=192}}

==Transfer to the Royal Navy==
{{main|Attacker-class escort carrier}}
{{main|Ruler-class escort carrier}}

Thirty-four of the 45 ships of the ''Bogue'' class were transferred to the Royal Navy under the provisions of the [[Lend-Lease]] program; they were given new names for their RN service and returned to the US Navy after the war. Out of the first group of 22 ships, 11 were transferred to the RN and reclassified as {{sclass|Attacker|escort carrier|4}}. These ships had been converted from Maritime Commission Type C3 cargo ships that were finished or had already been laid down.{{sfn|Konstam|2019|p=23}} A second group of 23 ships were built from the keel up, based on C3-S-A1 or C3-S-A1 plans, and transferred to the RN and reclassified as {{sclass2|Ruler|escort carrier|4}}, or ''Ameer'' class, in British service, and sometimes as the ''Prince William'' class by the US Navy.{{sfn|Konstam|2019|pp=29–30}}

As delivered, these carriers required modifications to conform to Royal Naval standards. The ''Attacker'' class ships had their conversions carried out in drydocks in United Kingdom, but due to these ports being overwhelmed 19 of the 23 ships of the ''Ameer'' class were converted by [[Burrard Dry Dock]] at [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. These included extending the flight deck, fitting redesigned flying controls and fighter direction layout, modifications to the hangar, accommodation and store rooms, extra safety measures, oiling at sea arrangements, gunnery and other internal communications, extra wireless and radio facilities, ship [[Blackout (wartime)|blackout]] arrangements and other changes necessary for British service.{{sfn|Poolman|1972|pp=88–89}}

The consequential delays in getting these ships into active service caused critical comments from some in the US Navy.{{sfn|Konstam|2019|p=30}}

==Ships of class==
Converted from C-3 cargo ships.

===First group===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of ''Bogue''-class/{{wbr}}''Attacker''-class escort carriers
|-
!scope="col" style="max-width:4.5em"|Hull number
!scope="col"|US name
!scope="col" style="max-width:4.5em"|Pennant number
!scope="col"|British name
!scope="col"|Builder
!scope="col"|Laid down
!scope="col"|Launched
!scope="col"|{{shy|Commis|sioned}}
!scope="col"|{{shy|De|com|mis|sioned}}
!scope="col"|Fate
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-6
|{{USS|Altamaha|CVE-6|2}}{{br}}(ex-''Mormacmail'')
|D18
|''Battler'' 
|[[Ingalls Shipbuilding]]
|15 April 1941
|4 April 1942
|15 November 1942
|12 February 1946
|Returned to US, sold for scrap 14 May 1946
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-7
|{{USS|Barnes|CVE-7|2}}{{br}}(ex-''Steel Artisan'')
|D02
|''Attacker''
|[[Western Pipe and Steel Company]]
|17 April 1941
|27 September 1941
|30 September 1942
|5 January 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use February 1947
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-8
|{{USS|Block Island|CVE-8|2}}{{br}}(ex-''Mormacpenn'')
|D80
|''Hunter''{{br}}(ex-''Trailer'')
|Ingalls Shipbuilding
|15 May 1941
|22 May 1942
|9 January 1943
|29 December 1945
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use 17 January 1947
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-9
|{{USS|Bogue|CVE-9|2}}{{br}}(ex-''Steel Advocate'')
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|[[Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation]]
|1 October 1941
|15 January 1942
|26 September 1942
|30 November 1946
|Sold for scrapping 1960
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-10
|{{USS|Breton|CVE-10|2}}
|D32
|''Chaser''
|Ingalls Shipbuilding
|28 June 1941
|15 February 1943
|9 April 1943
|12 May 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-11
|{{USS|Card|CVE-11|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|rowspan=3 | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
|27 October 1941
|27 February 1942
|8 November 1942
|13 May 1946
|Converted to an aircraft transport as USNS ''Card'', sold for scrapping in 1971
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-12
|{{USS|Copahee|CVE-12|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|18 June 1941
|21 October 1941
|15 June 1942
|5 July 1946
|Sold for scrapping 1961 
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-13
|{{USS|Core|CVE-13|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|2 January 1942
|15 May 1942
|10 December 1942
|4 October 1946
|Sold for scrapping 1971
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-14
|{{USS|Croatan|CVE-14|2}}
|D64
|''Fencer''
|rowspan=2 | Western Pipe and Steel Company
|5 September 1941
|4 April 1942
|20 February 1943
|21 December 1945
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-15
|{{USS|Hamlin|CVE-15|2}}
|D91
|''Stalker''
|6 October 1941
|5 March 1942
|21 December 1942
|29 December 1945
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-16
|{{USS|Nassau|CVE-16|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
|27 November 1941
|4 April 1942
|20 August 1942
|28 October 1946
|Sold for scrap 1961
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-17
|{{USS|St. George|CVE-17|2}}
|D73
|''Pursuer''
|Ingalls Shipbuilding
|31 July 1941
|18 July 1942
|14 June 1943
|12 February 1946
|Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1946
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-18
|{{USS|Altamaha|CVE-18|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
|19 December 1941
|22 May 1942
|15 September 1942
|27 September 1946
|Sold for scrapping 1961
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-19
|{{USS|Prince William|CVE-19|2}}
|D12
|''Striker''
|Western Pipe and Steel Company
|15 December 1941
|7 May 1942
|18 May 1943
|12 February 1946
|Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1948
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-20
|{{USS|Barnes|CVE-20|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|rowspan=8 | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
|19 January 1942
|2 May 1942
|20 February 1943
|29 August 1946
|Sold for scrapping 1960
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-21
|{{USS|Block Island|CVE-21|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|19 January 1942
|1 May 1942
|8 March 1943
| {{n/a}}
|Torpedoed by {{GS|U-549}}, scuttled 29 May 1944
|-
! scope="row" | AVG-22
| {{n/a}}
|D40
|{{HMS|Searcher|D40|2}}
|20 February 1942
|20 June 1942
|7 April 1943
|29 November 1945
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-23
|{{USS|Breton|CVE-23|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|25 February 1942
|27 June 1942
|12 April 1943
|20 August 1946
|Sold for scrapping 1972
|-
! scope="row" | AVG-24
| {{n/a}}
|D70
|{{HMS|Ravager|D70|2}}
|11 April 1942
|16 July 1942
|25 April 1943
|27 February 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-25
|{{USS|Croatan|CVE-25|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|15 April 1942
|1 August 1942
|28 April 1943
|20 May 1946
|Sold for scrapping 1971
|-
! scope="row" | BAVG-6
| {{n/a}}
|D24
|{{HMS|Tracker|D24|2}}
|3 November 1941
|7 March 1942
|31 January 1943
|2 November 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-31
|{{USS|Prince William|CVE-31|2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|18 May 1942
|23 August 1942
|9 April 1943
|29 August 1946
|Sold for scrapping, 1961
|}

===Second group===
Built from the keel up as escort carriers. All were built by the [[Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation]].
General characteristics as the ''Attacker'' class, except for displacement and armament.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of ''Bogue''-class/{{wbr}}''Ameer'' ("Ruler") -class escort carriers
|-
!scope="col" style="max-width:4.5em"|Hull number
!scope="col"|US name
!scope="col" style="max-width:4.5em"|Pennant number
!scope="col"|British name
!scope="col"|Laid down
!scope="col"|Launched
!scope="col"|{{shy|Commis|sioned}}
!scope="col"|{{shy|De|com|mis|sioned}}
!scope="col"|Fate
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-32
|{{USS|Chatham|CVE-32|2}}
|D26
|''Slinger''
|25 May 1942
|19 September 1942
|11 August 1943
|12 April 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-33
|{{USS|Glacier|CVE-33|2}}
|D51
|''Atheling''
|9 June 1942
|7 September 1942
|28 October 1943
|6 December 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-34
|{{USS|Pybus|CVE-34|2}}
|D98
|''Emperor''
|23 June 1942
|7 October 1942
|6 August 1943
|28 March 1946
|Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1946
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-35
|{{USS|Baffins|CVE-35|2}}
|D01
|''Ameer''
|18 July 1942
|18 October 1942
|20 July 1943
|20 March 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-36
|{{USS|Bolinas|CVE-36|2}}
|D38
|''Begum''
|3 August 1942
|11 November 1942
|2 August 1943
|26 February 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-37
|{{USS|Bastian|CVE-37|2}}
|D09
|''Trumpeter''
|25 August 1942
|15 December 1942
|4 August 1943
|19 June 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-38
|{{USS|Carnegie|CVE-38|2}}
|D42
|''Empress''
|9 September 1942
|30 December 1942
|12 August 1943
|28 March 1946
|Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1946
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-39
|{{USS|Cordova|CVE-39|2}}
|D62
|''Khedive''
|22 September 1942
|30 January 1943
|25 August 1943
|19 July 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-40
|{{USS|Delgada|CVE-40|2}}
|D90
|''Speaker''
|9 October 1942
|20 February 1943
|20 November 1943
|25 September 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-41
|{{USS|Edisto|CVE-41|2}}
|D77
|''Nabob''
|20 October 1942
|22 March 1943
|7 September 1943
|10 October 1944
|Torpedoed by {{GS|U-354}}, judged not worth repair. Later salvaged and sold for mercantile use.
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-42
|{{USS|Estero|CVE-42|2}}
|D23
|''Premier''
|31 October 1942
|22 March 1943
|3 November 1943
|21 May 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-43
|{{USS|Jamaica|CVE-43|2}}
|D21
|''Shah''
|13 November 1942
|21 April 1943
|27 September 1943
|7 February 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-44
|{{USS|Keweenaw|CVE-44|2}}
|D07
|''Patroller''
|27 November 1942
|6 May 1943
|25 October 1943
|7 February 1947
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-45
|{{USS|Prince|CVE-45|2}}
|D10
|''Rajah''
|17 December 1942
|18 May 1943
|17 January 1944
|7 February 1947
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-46
|{{USS|Niantic|CVE-46|2}}
|D03
|''Ranee''
|5 January 1943
|2 June 1943
|8 November 1943
|22 January 1947
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-47
|{{USS|Perdido|CVE-47|2}}
|D85
|''Trouncer''
|1 February 1943
|16 June 1943
|31 January 1944
|12 April 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-48
|{{USS|Sunset|CVE-48|2}}
|D48
|''Thane''
|23 February 1943
|15 July 1943
|19 November 1943
|1945
|Torpedoed by {{GS|U-1172}}, declared a total loss and sold for scrap.
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-49
|{{nowrap|{{USS|St. Andrews|CVE-49|2}}}}
|D19
|''Queen''
|12 March 1943
|2 August 1943
|7 December 1943
|1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-50
|{{USS|St. Joseph|CVE-50|2}}
|D72
|''Ruler''
|25 March 1943
|21 August 1943
|22 December 1943
|29 January 1946
|Returned to US, sold for scrapping 1946
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-51
|{{USS|St. Simon|CVE-51|2}}
|D31
|''Arbiter''
|26 April 1943
|9 September 1943
|31 December 1943
|12 April 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-52
|{{USS|Vermillion|CVE-52|2}}
|D55
|''Smiter''
|10 May 1943
|27 September 1943
|20 January 1944
|6 May 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-53
|{{USS|Willapa|CVE-53|2}}
|D79
|''Puncher''
|21 May 1943
|8 November 1943
|5 February 1944
|16 February 1946
|Returned to US, sold for mercantile use
|-
! scope="row" | CVE-54
|{{USS|Winjah|CVE-54|2}}
|D82
|''Reaper''
|5 June 1943
|22 November 1943
|18 February 1944
|2 July 1946
|[[Operation Lusty|Used for captured aircraft transport]] after May 1945, then returned to US, sold for mercantile use. 
|}

==See also==
*[[List of aircraft carriers]]
*[[List of aircraft carriers of World War II]]
*[[List of ship classes of World War II]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

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  |title=Escort Carrier 1941–1945
  |publisher=Ian Allan
  |location=London
  |isbn=0-7110-0273-8
  }}
* {{cite book
  |last=Morison
  |first=Samuel
  |year=2002
  |title=History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
  |publisher=University of Illinois Press
  |location=Urbana, Illinois
  |isbn=978-0-252-07062-4
  }}
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bogue class escort carriers}}
*[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=113 Bogue class at UBoat.net]
*[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=408 repeat Bogue class at UBoat.net]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081002151503/http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/Aircraftcarrierindex.html Aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy]}}

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