HMS Emperor (D98)

The USS "Pybus" (CVE-34) (originally AVG-34, then later ACV-34) was laid down 23 June 1942 as MC Hull No. 245 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Washington; originally classified AVG-34, she was reclassified as ACV-34 on 20 August 1942; launched 7 October 1942; commissioned 31 May 1943 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Wash.; reclassified as CVE-34 15 July 1943 and assigned for transfer to the United Kingdom under Lend Lease agreement.

"Pybus" reported for duty with the Pacific Fleet after shakedown, in a temporary status, before she decommissioned 6 August 1943 at New York. She was accepted that day by the UK and placed in service as HMS "Emperor" (D98). During her British service, she helped provide fighter cover for a strike on the German battleship "Tirpitz", served on anti-submarine detail during Operation Overlord, and helped support the invasion of Vichy France. She was returned to the U.S. Navy 12 February 1946, struck from the Naval Vessel Register 28 March 1946, and sold 14 May to the Patapsco Scrap Co., Baltimore, Maryland for scrapping.

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