HMS Tracker (D24)

	Tracker in circa 1944 - note the Swordfish with folded wings; a solitary aircraft, probably a Seafire, is at the rear of the flight deck
History
United Kingdom
Name	Tracker
Ordered	as a Type C3-S-A1 hull, MCE hull 233
Awarded	5 October 1941
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington
Cost	$17,748,185
Yard number	17
Way number	4
Laid down	3 November 1941
Launched	7 March 1942
Commissioned	31 January 1943
Decommissioned	2 November 1946
Identification	Pennant number: D24
Fate	Returned to US Navy, 29 November 1945
United States
Name	Tracker
Stricken	21 January 1946
Fate	Sold into merchant service, renamed Corrientes, scrapped, 24 September 1964
General characteristics
Class and type	Attacker-class escort carrier
Displacement	10,200 long tons (10,360 t) (standard); 14,400 long tons (14,630 t) (full load);
Length	465 ft (142 m) (wl); 496 ft (151 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);
Draught	23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) (mean); 26 ft (7.9 m) (deep load);
Installed power	2 × Foster-Wheeler 285 psi (1,970 kPa) boilers; 8,500 shp (6,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × General Electric or Westinghouse steam turbine; 1 × Screw;
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	646 officers and ratings
Armament	2 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 cal guns; 4 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns; 8 × twin 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons; 10 × single Oerlikon cannons;
Aircraft carried	16-21
Aviation facilities	1 × hydraulic catapult; 2 × elevators;
Service record
Operations:	Battle of the Atlantic, Normandy Landings
Victories:	Sank U-288

HMS Tracker (BACV-6/D24) was an Attacker-class escort carrier that was built in the United States, but served in the Royal Navy during World War II.

^ "Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma WA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mormacmail". Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "HMS Tracker (D24)". Navsource.org. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[Todd-1] "Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma WA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[MARCOM-2] "Mormacmail". Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[Navsource-3] "HMS Tracker (D24)". Navsource.org. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

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History
Tracker in circa 1944 - note the Swordfish with folded wings; a solitary aircraft, probably a Seafire, is at the rear of the flight deck
United Kingdom
Name	Tracker
Ordered	as a Type C3-S-A1 hull, MCE hull 233^[1]
Awarded	5 October 1941
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington
Cost	$17,748,185^[2]
Yard number	17^[2]
Way number	4^[2]
Laid down	3 November 1941
Launched	7 March 1942
Commissioned	31 January 1943
Decommissioned	2 November 1946
Identification	Pennant number: D24
Fate	Returned to US Navy, 29 November 1945
United States
Name	Tracker
Stricken	21 January 1946
Fate	Sold into merchant service, renamed Corrientes, scrapped, 24 September 1964
General characteristics ^[3]
Class and type	Attacker-class escort carrier
Displacement	10,200 long tons (10,360 t) (standard) 14,400 long tons (14,630 t) (full load)
Length	465 ft (142 m) (wl) 496 ft (151 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)
Draught	23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) (mean) 26 ft (7.9 m) (deep load)
Installed power	2 × Foster-Wheeler 285 psi (1,970 kPa) boilers 8,500 shp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × General Electric or Westinghouse steam turbine 1 × Screw
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	646 officers and ratings
Armament	2 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 cal guns 4 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 8 × twin 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons 10 × single Oerlikon cannons
Aircraft carried	16-21
Aviation facilities	1 × hydraulic catapult 2 × elevators
Service record
Operations:	Battle of the Atlantic, Normandy Landings
Victories:	Sank U-288