HMS Emperor (D98)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Pybus |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 23 June 1942 |
| Launched | 7 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 6 August 1943 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Emperor |
| Commissioned | 6 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 28 March 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number:D98 |
| Fate | Returned to US, sold for scrap 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type |
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| Displacement | 15,126 tons (full load) |
| Length | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbines, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp (6,300 kW) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 646 officers and men |
| Armament | 2 × 4"/50, 5"/38 or 5"/51 guns |
| Aircraft carried | 24 |
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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.