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The ''Bogue'' class were a group of escort carriers built in the United States for service with the U.S. Navy and (under lend-lease) the Royal Navy during World War II. The ships operated by the Royal Navy were renamed and grouped as the ''Attacker'' class and the ''Ruler'' class; the latter all having names of "Ruler"s. ==Origins== The ''Bogue''-class escort carriers were based on the Maritime Commission's Type C3 cargo ship hull.〔Relly & Florian Petrescu ''The Aviation History'' (2012) Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt p.196〕 Most were built by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, but some of the early examples were produced by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi and by the Western Pipe and Steel Company of San Francisco, California.〔Paul Fontenoy ''Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact'' (2006) ABC-CLIO, Inc, Santa Barbara p.286〕 They all were named for sounds, and were equipped with derricks for retrieving seaplanes and loading and unloading aircraft.〔F. Jane, M. Prendergast, & O.Parkes ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1691) Jane's Publishing Company Limited p.320〕 These vessels were equipped with a variety of weapons, including one or two main guns of 4-inch /50 cal,〔David Wragg ''The Escort Carrier in the Second World War: Combustible, Vulnerable, Expendable!'' (1980) Pen & Sword Maritime, Barnsley, S. Yorkshire p.192〕 5-inch /38 cal, or 5-inch /51 cal plus 40 mm Bofors and 20 mm Oerlikons. The type of main gun and number of smaller guns changed over the course of the war. They could carry as many as 28 aircraft operationally, or more if operating as an aircraft transport with additional aircraft secured to the flight deck.〔Conway Maritime Press ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946'' (2005) Naval Institute Press p.108〕 The 10 remaining Bogue-class escort carriers in US service were re-designated helicopter escort carriers (CVHE) in 1955 and 5 of these were re-designated utility escort carriers (CVU) in 1958, then aircraft ferry (AKV) in 1958 and operating under US Maritime Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) during the Vietnam war.〔Wragg 1980, p.192〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bogue-class escort carrier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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