USS Charger

USS Charger (CVE-30) was an escort carrier of the United States Navy during World War II converted from a commercial C3-P&C cargo/passenger liner hull built as Rio de la Plata intended for the Moore-McCormack company's American Republics Line serving the east coast of South America. The ship was requisitioned for conversion to an escort carrier type intended for Royal Navy use and initially commissioned as HMS Charger (D27). Days later the transfer was rescinded with the ship returning to U.S. Navy control to become USS Charger which operated throughout the war as a training ship on the Chesapeake Bay with two ferry missions to Bermuda and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
CVE-30; D27; HMS Charger
length 150 metre, draft 7.66 metre, beam 21.2 metre, 
Avenger-class escort carrier, escort carrier, Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Royal Navy, United States Navy, United States, 

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1942 USS Charger

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ship launching

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ship commissioning

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ship decommissioning

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World War II Q362

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keel laying

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Frameless

USS Charger (CVE-30) underway at sea, circa in 1945

USS Charger (CVE-30) underway at sea, in 1943

USS Charger (AVG-30) at anchor on 12 May 1942 (NH 55073)

Aerial view of the Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia (USA), on 29 October 1941 (18-AA-129-16)

USS New York (BB-34)and USS Charger (ACV-30) at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia (USA), 11 August 1942(80-G-11058)

USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Bridge, Main and Second Decks, 1942 (167816571)

USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Inboard Profile, Flight Deck and Walkways, 1942 (167816577)

USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Third Deck and First and Second Platforms, 1942 (167816573)

USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Hold, Inner Bottom & General Information, 1942 (167816575)

USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Title Sheet & Outboard Profile, 1942 (167816569)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		NavSource Naval History page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		USS Charger (CVE-30) underway at sea, circa in 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Charger (CVE-30) underway at sea, in 1943		Commons
commons	image		USS Charger (AVG-30) at anchor on 12 May 1942 (NH 55073)		Commons
commons	image		Aerial view of the Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia (USA), on 29 October 1941 (18-AA-129-16)		Commons
commons	image		USS New York (BB-34)and USS Charger (ACV-30) at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia (USA), 11 August 1942(80-G-11058)		Commons
commons	image		USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Bridge, Main and Second Decks, 1942 (167816571)		Commons
commons	image		USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Inboard Profile, Flight Deck and Walkways, 1942 (167816577)		Commons
commons	image		USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Third Deck and First and Second Platforms, 1942 (167816573)		Commons
commons	image		USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Hold, Inner Bottom & General Information, 1942 (167816575)		Commons
commons	image		USS Charger (CVE-30), Booklet of General Plans - Title Sheet & Outboard Profile, 1942 (167816569)		Commons