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Escort carrier, first classifed as AVG-39, then ACV-39 and since 15 July 1943 CVE-39 USS Cordova as part of the Bogue-class and in British service Ruler-class. The U.S. Navy (USN) started with the hull classification Aircraft Escort Vessels (AVG) for escort aircraft carriers nicknamed ‘jeep carriers’ or even ‘baby flattop’ by the USN and ‘Woolworth Carrier’ by the British Royal Navy, that became Auxiliary Aircraft Carriers (ACV) on 5 August 1942 followed on 15 July 1943 Escort Aircraft Carriers (CVE). The last classification supplied an better impression of their combat and support roles. Being (much) smaller and slower than a standard fleet carrier were they mainly used for convoy duties, supporting amphibious landings or just as a kind of cargo ship especially for transporting aircraft across the ocean.
Laid down by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation as USS Cordova on 22 September 1942, launched on 30 January 1943, transferred to the British Royal Navy, renamed HMS Khedive D62, commissioned on 25 August 1943, decommissioned on 19 July 1946, as Kedive owner/manager United States Maritime Commission, Washington, USA since 20 January 1946, bought by Waterman Steamship Corporation, Mobile, USA and converted into a cargo ship by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Mobile in 1946, bought by the Dutch government on 23 January 1947, as Rempang owner/manager N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands since 15 January 1948, sold, renamed Daphne and owner Atlas Enterprises Inc., Panama, manager Africa Liner Agencies Inc. S.A., Genoa, Italy since 4 July 1968, sold to owner/manager Comaran Africa Line (Compagnie Maritime de L'Afrique Noire S.A., Vlahakis), Abidjan, Ivory Coast, sold to be broken end 1975, arrived at Gandia, Spain on 20 January 1976 and breaking up by Hierros Ardes S.A. begun in February 1976.
