H.M.S. Tracker (D 24)
Navy:........................... The Royal Navy
Type:........................... Escort Carrier
Class:.......................... Attacker
Penant:........................ D 24
Built by:....................... Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.)
Laid down:.................. 3rd November, 1941
Launched:................... 7th March, 1942
Commissioned:........... 31st January, 1943
Displacement:.............14630 BRT
Length:........................ 465 feet
Complement:.............. 646 men
Armament:.................. 2 4" AA guns (2x1)
....................................14 20mm AA (14x1)
....................................20 Aircraft
Maximum speed:........ 18 Knots
Engines:......................Geared turbines, 1 shaft
Power:.........................8500 HP
End of service:............ 29th November, 1945
Transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. Returned to the United States Navy on 29th November 1945. Stricken by the United States Navy on 2nd November 1946 and sold into merchantile service being renamed Corrientes. Scrapped in Portugal in August 1964.
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