HMS Dasher (D37)

HMS Dasher (note that this image appears to be reversed: the bridge was on the starboard side.)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Dasher
BuilderSun Shipbuilding
Yard number189, USMC hull #62
Laid down14 March 1940
Launched11 April 1941
AcquiredDelivered USMC 22 November 1941
Commissioned2 July 1942
RenamedBuilt as Rio de Janeiro, renamed Dasher 2 July 1942
FateSunk by internal explosion 27 March 1943
General characteristics
Class & typeAvenger-class escort carrier
Displacement8,200 tons
Length492 ft 3 in (150.04 m)
Beam66 ft 3 in (20.19 m)
Draught23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
Installed power8,500 bhp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement555
Armament
Aircraft carried15
Aviation facilities
  • Hangar 190 ft (58 m) x 47 ft (14 m)
  • one 42 feet (13 m) x 34 feet (10 m) lifts
  • 9 arrestor wires

HMS Dasher (D37) was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, of the Avenger class, converted merchant vessels, and one of the shortest-lived escort carriers. She served in the Second World War and sank on 27 March 1943.

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