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This the first ship to carry the name HMS Trumpeter was a Ruler Class (1942) escort aircraft carrier. Built for the US Navy as USS Bastian, CVE 37, and transferred to the Royal Navy under lease-lend terms. Built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp at Seattle, laid down 25-Aug-1942, launched 15-Dec-1942, transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned 04-Aug-1943. Sailed to the UK from the Norfolk Navy Yard 23-Oct-1943. Allocated to Western Approaches Command as a ferry carrier and served in this role until Feb-1944 when she refitted at Dundee. Converted to an operational carrier at Rosyth May-1944 and allocated to the Home Fleet Jun-1944. Refitted at Rosyth May/Jul-1945. Sailed to join the Eastern Fleet 07-Jul-1945 and on arrival used as a deck-landing training carrier. Used for trooping duties from Sep-1945 and returned to the UK to de-store at the Clyde 10-Feb-1946. Returned to the US Navy at Norfolk Navy Yard 06-Apr-1946. Later sold as the merchant ship Albasserdjik. Renamed Irene Valmas 1966 Scrapped at Castellon 01-May-1971. Won the Battle Honours: Atlantic 1943-44, Arctic 1944 and Norway 1944-45.
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