HMS Dasher (D37)

HMS Dasher (note that this image appears to be reversed: the bridge was on the starboard side.)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Dasher
Builder	Sun Shipbuilding
Yard number	189, USMC hull #62
Laid down	14 March 1940
Launched	11 April 1941
Acquired	Delivered USMC 22 November 1941
Commissioned	2 July 1942
Renamed	Built as Rio de Janeiro, renamed Dasher 2 July 1942
Fate	Sunk by internal explosion 27 March 1943
General characteristics
Class and type	Avenger-class escort carrier
Displacement	8,200 tons
Length	492 ft 3 in (150.04 m)
Beam	66 ft 3 in (20.19 m)
Draught	23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
Installed power	8,500 bhp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion	4 × William Doxford & Sons diesels 1 × shaft
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement	555
Armament	3 × 4 inch DP, AA guns in single mounts 15 × 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons in single or twin mounts
Aircraft carried	15
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.