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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Speaker |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 9 October 1942 |
| Launched | 20 February 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 25 September 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number:D90 |
| Fate | Merchant ship; sold for scrap 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type |
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| Displacement | 8,333 tons |
| Length | 496 ft (151 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 646 officers and men |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 18-24 |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | British Pacific Fleet |
| Operations: | Battle of Okinawa |
HMS Speaker (D90), a Ruler-class escort carrier, based on a "C3" hull, was originally the Bogue-class USS Delgada (AVG/ACV/CVE-40), which was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease program.