15-525: (Redirected from Searchers ) [REDACTED] Look up searcher in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Searcher or Searchers may refer to: HMS Searcher , a list of ships HMS Searcher (D40) , a British escort carrier HMC Searcher a customs cutter of the UK USS Searcher (AGR-4) , a United States radar picket ship IAI Searcher ,
30-467: A draught of 25 ft 6 in (7.8 m). Propulsion was provided by one shaft, two boilers and a steam turbine giving 9,350 shaft horsepower , which could propel the ship at 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge–flight control on the starboard side, two aircraft lifts 43 feet (13.1 m) by 34 feet (10.4 m), one aircraft catapult and nine arrestor wires . Aircraft could be housed in
45-491: A satyr play by Sophocles Searchers, enemies from the video game Bendy and the Ink Machine See also [ edit ] The Searchers (disambiguation) Searchers 2.0 A Searchers EP Search (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Searcher . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
60-422: A specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Searcher&oldid=1082790002 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Royal Navy ship names Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from April 2022 Articles with short description Short description
75-532: A type of unmanned aerial vehicle Searchers (search engine) , an internet search engine Searchers (film) , 2016 Canadian film "The Searcher", a segment on the television show Danger Theatre Searcher of the dead , a person employed in late medieval London to investigate the cause of death Calosoma , a genus of beetles Bathymaster signatus , a fish A magazine published by Information Today, Inc. that merged with Online in 2013 to become Online Searcher Searchers , or Ichneutae ,
90-647: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles HMS Searcher (D40) HMS Searcher was a Ruler -class escort carrier of the Royal Navy . Built in Seattle as a Bogue -class , she was transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease . Launched in 1942 she served until 29 November 1945. She was sold into merchant service and renamed Captain Theo . In 1966, she was renamed again to Oriental Banker and
105-633: The British Pacific Fleet but arrived in mid-August as the war ended. Searcher was returned to the US Navy under the terms of the Lend-Lease arrangement on 29 November 1945 and was listed for disposal on 7 February 1946. The decommissioned escort carrier was sold to J & A T Vatis, a Greek shipping company, and renamed Captain Theo in 1952. In November 1961, she encountered and rescued 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault, who had been adrift at sea in
120-605: The 260 feet (79.2 m) by 62 feet (18.9 m) hangar below the flight deck. Her armament consisted of two 4"/50 , 5"/38 or 5"/51 Dual Purpose guns in single mounts, sixteen 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns in twin mounts and twenty 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns in single mounts. They had a maximum aircraft capacity of twenty-four aircraft which could be a mixture of Grumman Martlet , Vought F4U Corsair or Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter aircraft and Fairey Swordfish or Grumman Avenger anti-submarine aircraft. From 1943 Searcher operated mainly around
135-772: The UK as a Fighter Carrier. In late December 1943 she provided Atlantic convoy escort, escorting ships to the US, and arriving at Norfolk on 2 January 1944. She participated in the attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz as part of the Home Fleet Strike force of Operation Tungsten , during which her role was to provide fighter cover. In August 1944 she took part in Operation Dragoon , the Allied invasion of Southern France. On 4 May 1945 aircraft from
150-701: The escort carriers Searcher , Queen , and Trumpeter , taking part in Operation Judgement , sank the German submarine U-711 in Kilbotn harbour in the Arctic near Harstad , Norway. Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers escorted by Grumman F4F Wildcat fighters attacked the U-boat crew barracks ship MS Black Watch , the submarine tender MS Senja and the floating flak battery Thetis (the former Norwegian coastal defence ship HNoMS Harald Haarfagre ). U-711
165-423: The 💕 Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Searcher : HMS Searcher (1562) was a brigantine built in 1562 and sold in 1564. HMS Searcher (1918) was an S -class destroyer launched in 1918 and sold in 1938. HMS Searcher (D40) was an Attacker -class escort carrier launched in 1942 and transferred under lend-lease . She
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195-561: Was alongside Black Watch when she was sunk in position 68°43.717′N 16°34.600′E / 68.728617°N 16.576667°E / 68.728617; 16.576667 by bombs aimed at Black Watch . Black Watch and Senja were also sunk. This was the last sinking of a U-Boat by the Fleet Air Arm , and the final air-raid of the war in Europe. Searcher was sent to the Far East as part of
210-452: Was finally scrapped in Taiwan in 1976. Ruler-class ships were larger and had a greater aircraft capacity than the preceding American-built escort carrier classes, and were laid down as escort carriers, not converted from merchant ships . They had a complement of 646 men and an overall length of 492 feet 3 inches (150.0 m), a beam of 69 feet 6 inches (21.2 m) and
225-450: Was returned the US Navy in 1945 and sold into mercantile service. HMS Searcher (L3058) was a Landing Ship, Tank launched as LST 3508 in 1944, renamed HMS Searcher in 1947 and broken up in 1949. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for
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