USS Prince William (CVE-31)

United States
Name	Prince William
Namesake	Prince William Sound, Alaska
Ordered	as type (C3-S-A1 hull), MC hull 198
Awarded	30 September 1940
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington
Cost	$7,992,456
Yard number	78
Way number	1
Laid down	15 December 1941 (this was the Prince William AVG-19 that was given to Britain, losing the name)
Launched	7 May 1942 (this was the Prince William AVG-19 that was given to Britain, becoming HMS Striker)
Commissioned	9 April 1943
Decommissioned	29 August 1946
Reclassified	ACV, 20 August 1942; CVE, 15 July 1943; CVHE, 12 June 1955;
Stricken	1 March 1959
Identification	Hull symbol: AVG-31; ACV-31; CVE-31; CVHE-31; Code letters: NYJA; ;
Fate	Scrapped, 1961
General characteristics
Class & type	Bogue-class escort carrier
Displacement	8,390 long tons (8,520 t) (standard); 13,980 long tons (14,200 t) (full load);
Length	465 ft (142 m) (wl); 495 ft 8 in (151.08 m) (oa); 440 ft (130 m) (fd);
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) wl; 82 ft (25 m) (fd); 111 ft 6 in (33.99 m) (extreme width);
Draft	23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) (mean); 26 ft (7.9 m) (max);
Installed power	2 × Foster-Wheeler 285 psi (1,970 kPa) boilers ; 8,500 shp (6,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Allis-Chalmers steam turbine; 1 × Screw;
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	890 officers and enlisted
Armament	As designed:; 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/51 caliber ; 10 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons; Varied, ultimate armament:; 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose gun (DP); 8 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns; 20 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons;
Aircraft carried	19-24
Aviation facilities	1 × hydraulic catapult; 2 × elevators;

USS Prince William (CVE-31) (originally AVG-31, later ACV-31), ex-MC Hull 242, was laid down by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington, 18 May 1942 as AVG-31; redesignated ACV-31 on 20 August 1942; launched 23 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Paul Foley; and commissioned 9 April 1943, Captain Herbert E. Regan in command. The ship was named after Prince William Sound, Alaska.

United States

Name	Prince William
Namesake	Prince William Sound, Alaska
Ordered	as type (C3-S-A1 hull), MC hull 198
Awarded	30 September 1940
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington
Cost	$7,992,456
Yard number	78
Way number	1
Laid down	15 December 1941 (this was the Prince William AVG-19 that was given to Britain, losing the name)
Launched	7 May 1942 (this was the Prince William AVG-19 that was given to Britain, becoming HMS Striker)
Commissioned	9 April 1943
Decommissioned	29 August 1946
Reclassified	ACV, 20 August 1942 CVE, 15 July 1943 CVHE, 12 June 1955
Stricken	1 March 1959
Identification	Hull symbol: AVG-31 ACV-31 CVE-31 CVHE-31 Code letters: NYJA
Fate	Scrapped, 1961
General characteristics
Class & type	Bogue-class escort carrier
Displacement	8,390 long tons (8,520 t) (standard) 13,980 long tons (14,200 t) (full load)
Length	465 ft (142 m) (wl) 495 ft 8 in (151.08 m) (oa) 440 ft (130 m) (fd)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) wl 82 ft (25 m) (fd) 111 ft 6 in (33.99 m) (extreme width)
Draft	23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) (mean) 26 ft (7.9 m) (max)
Installed power	2 × Foster-Wheeler 285 psi (1,970 kPa) boilers 8,500 shp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Allis-Chalmers steam turbine 1 × Screw
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	890 officers and enlisted
Armament	As designed: 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/51 caliber 10 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons Varied, ultimate armament: 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose gun (DP) 8 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 20 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
Aircraft carried	19-24
Aviation facilities	1 × hydraulic catapult 2 × elevators