- HMS Biter (D97)
HMS "Biter" (D97) was an escort carrier of the
Royal Navy . She was laid down as "Rio Parana" in 1939, underMaritime Commission contract (Hull Sun-60), by theSun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company ,Chester, Pennsylvania , launched on 18 December 1940, and transferred from theUnited States Navy to the Royal Navy in 1942.She carried out some aircraft ferry operations in the
Mediterranean then returned to theUnited Kingdom to start the real task.In March 1943, she embarked the
Fairey Swordfish of811 Naval Air Squadron of theFleet Air Arm and carried out operations escortingconvoy s.In January 1945, HMS "Biter" was retransferred to the
French Navy as "Dixmude" (the French name of the Flemish city ofDiksmuide ). She subsequently saw action inIndo-China in 1946-48. She was returned to the US Navy in 1966 for disposal.References
[http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/uk_esc.htm#av-cl Haze Gray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Lists]
See also
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List of aircraft carriers
*List of World War II ships
*List of ship launches in 1940
*List of ship commissionings in 1945
*List of ship decommissionings in 1945
*List of ship decommissionings in 1966
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