HMS Empress (D42)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Carnegie |
| Laid down | 9 September 1942 |
| Launched | 30 December 1942 |
| Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Empress |
| Commissioned | 12 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 28 March 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number:D42 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type |
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| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 495 ft 7 in (151.05 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbines, 1 shaft, 8,500 shp (6.3 MW) |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 890 officers and men |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 28 |
USS Carnegie (CVE-38) (previously AVG-38 then later ACV-38) was an escort aircraft carrier built in 1942-43 for transfer to the United Kingdom. She was reclassified ACV-38 on 20 August 1942, and CVE-38 on 15 July 1943. She was commissioned on 9 August 1943 for a period of three days prior to being turned over to the United Kingdom, under whom she served as HMS Empress (D42).