HMS Emperor

USS Pybus (CVE-34) was initially a United States Navy Bogue-class escort carrier. The ship was transferred to the United Kingdom for service in the Royal Navy as the Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Emperor (D98) as part of the Lend-Lease program of World War II. Entering service in 1943, the ship took part in operations against the Tirpitz and the invasions of Normandy and southern France. She was transferred to the Indian Ocean fleet for the last stages of the war, supporting the landings in Burma and the early stages of the naval hunt for the Japanese Cruiser Haguro. After the war she was tasked with assisting the re-occupation of Malaya before returning to the UK in December 1945 carrying 800 Squadron home as passengers. She left the UK in January 1946 and was returned to the USA The carrier was sold for scrap in 1946.

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ACV-34; AVG-34; CVE-34; D98; USS Pybus
speed 18 knot, 
Bogue-class escort carrier, Ruler-class escort carrier, escort carrier, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Royal Navy, United States Navy, United States, 

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1943 HMS Emperor

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World War II Q362

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ship decommissioning

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ship decommissioning

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ship launching

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keel laying

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ship commissioning

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ship commissioning

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Frameless

Ships of the Home Fleet at sea on the night before the Operation Tungsten attack on the German battleship Tirpitz IWM A23072

Hellcats on HMS Emperor WWII

F6F USN launching from HMS Emperor (D98) 1944

HMS Emperor

HMS Jamaica tirpitz raid

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		NavSource Naval History page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Ships of the Home Fleet at sea on the night before the Operation Tungsten attack on the German battleship Tirpitz IWM A23072		Commons
commons	image		Hellcats on HMS Emperor WWII		Commons
commons	image		F6F USN launching from HMS Emperor (D98) 1944		Commons
commons	image		HMS Emperor		Commons
commons	image		HMS Jamaica tirpitz raid		Commons