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HMS
Searcher |
Class |
US Bogue Class / Attacker Class |
Builder |
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Tacoma, Washington |
Laid
down
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20
February 1942 |
Launched |
20
June 1942 |
Commissioned
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7
April 1943 |
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December 1943 - January 1944 |
- |
898 NAS
9 Dec. 43 - 4. Jan. 44 |
Wildcat V (10) |
- |
Convoy escort duties in the
North Atlantic |
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last
update 20. October 2013 |
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. |
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February 1944 |
- |
898 NAS
8. Feb 44 - 28. Feb 44 |
Wildcat V (10) |
- |
Convoy escort duties in the
North Atlantic |
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last
update 20. October 2013 |
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. |
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April 1944 |
- |
882 NAS |
Wildcat V (10) |
- |
898 NAS
2. Mar 44 - 7. Apr. 44 |
Wildcat V (10) |
- |
Operation Tungsten 3 April
1944 (Tirpitz Raid) |
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last
update 20. October 2013 |
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. |
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April 1944 |
- |
898 NAS
18. Apr. 44 - 28. Apr. 44 |
Wildcat V (10) |
- |
Anti shipping strike off
Norway |
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last
update 20. October 2013 |
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. |
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May 1944 - June 1944 |
- |
898 NAS
3. May 44 - 1. Jun 44 |
Wildcat V (10) |
- |
Anti shipping strike off
Norway |
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last
update 20. October 2013 |
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. |
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June 1944 - July 1944 |
- |
898 NAS
8. Jun. 44 - 5. Jul. 44 |
Wildcat V (10) |
- |
Convoy escort to Gibraltar |
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last
update 20. October 2013 |
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??? |
? |
- |
Capt:
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CAG: - |
746 A Flight |
Firefly NF.II |
? |
Maj
L.A. Harris, OBE
DSC RM
14. Mar.
1945 - 30. Mar. 1945
Lt-Cdr G.L.
Davies, DSC RNVR
12. Apr. 1945 - 13. Apr. 1945 |
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746A NAS |
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last
update 24. April 2021 |
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. |
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Decommissioned
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29
November 1945 |
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