- HMS Striker (D12)
The name "Prince William" (CVE-19) (earlier AVG-19 then ACV-19) was assigned to MC hull 198, a converted C3 laid down by the
Western Pipe and Steel Company ,San Francisco, California , 15 December 1941.Designated for transfer to the
Royal Navy under theLend-Lease Agreement, she was renamed and launched as HMS "Striker" (D12), 7 May 1942; redesignated ACV-19, 20 August 1942; delivered to theUnited States Navy 28 April 1943; and transferred to theRoyal Navy 18 May 1943. Redesignated CVE-19, on the US Navy List, 15 July 1943, she served with the Royal Navy throughout the remainder ofWorld War II .She was returned to the US Navy, at Norfolk, 12 February 1946; struck from the
Naval Register , 28 March 1946; and sold to the Patapsco Steel Scrap Co.,Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , 5 June 1948 and scrapped.References
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