HMS Speaker
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 At anchor in Sydney, October 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMS Speaker |
| Builder/Built | 1943 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co |
Remarks
Originally designed as a freighter, she was purchased by the US Navy and her role changed to escort aircraft carrier. Named USS Delgada, she was commissioned in to the US Navy, and on the same day under the lend lease arrangement between the UL and USA, she was transferred to the British Navy, and renamed HMS Speaker.
Her first task after refitting was to ferry a load of aircraft from USA to England as part of Convoy CU19, arriving at Liverpool on 8 Apr 1944. In May 1944 her role changed to Assault Carrier. In early 1945 she joined the British Pacific Fleet.