HMS Ameer
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| Construction started | July 18, 1942 |
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| Launched | October 18, 1942 |
| Length | 151 m |
| Draft | 7. 92 m |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Aircraft carried | 24 |
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| ID | 2976023 |
About HMS Ameer
The escort carrier USS Baffins was launched 18 October 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Tacoma, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. Laurence Bennett, wife of Commander Bennett; and commissioned 28 June 1943, Captain W. L. Rees in command. She was named after Baffin Bay in southern Texas.