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| Career |   |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 25 May 1942 |
| Launched: | 19 September 1943 |
| Commissioned (RN): | 11 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 April 1946 |
| Fate: | merchant ship, sold for scrap, 1970 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 8,333 tons |
| Length: | 496 ft |
| Beam: | 69.5 ft |
| Draft: | 23.25 ft |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Complement: | 646 officers and men |
| Armament: | 2 x 5-inch guns, 8 x twin 40mm Bofors, 35 x single 20mm Oerlikon |
| Aircraft: | 18-24 |
The USS Chatham (CVE-32) (originally designated AVG-32, then later ACV-32) was transferred to the United Kingdom 11 August 1943 under lend-lease and renamed HMS Slinger. Outfitted by the British as a transport carrier, the ship was mined on 5 February 1944 but returned to service, 17 October. In 1945, she was transferred for service in the Pacific as a fighter carrier. Following the war, she was returned to United States custody on 27 February 1946 and was sold into merchant service 7 November 1946 as Robin Mowbray. She was scrapped in Taiwan in 1970.
