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| Tonnage | 10,200 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 495'8" by 69' by 26' 151.08m by 21.03m by 7.92m |
| Maximum speed | 18.5 knots |
| Complement | 646 |
| Aircraft | 439'11" (134.09m) flight deck 1 catapult 2 6.5 ton elevators 20 aircraft |
| Armament | 2 4"/50
dual-purpose guns 4x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 20 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft geared turbine (8500 hp) 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers |
| Bunkerage | 3100 tons fuel oil 50,000 gallons (190,000 liters) aviation gasoline |
| Sensors |
Type
279 air search radar Type 271 surface search radar HF/DF |
| Modifications |
Some units replaced the 4"/50s with British
Mark
Vs. Most units shipped additional 40mm guns and replaced single 20mm guns with dual 20mm guns. |
The Attackers were Bogues provided to Britain
by the United States under Lend-Lease. They differed from
their American counterparts in having somewhat less gasoline storage
and in having slightly more powerful machinery. None were lost in
combat.
| Battler |
Arrived 1943-10 |
| Fencer |
Arrived 1944-11 |
| Striker |
Arrived 1944-11 |
| Chaser |
Arrived 1945 |
| Stalker |
Arrived 1945-3 |
| Hunter |
Arrived 1945-3 |
| Attacker | Arrived 1945-4 |
| Pursuer |
Arrived 1945-4 |
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