British Escort Carriers 1941-45 By Angus Konstam vought corsair Handmade from higher grade silk

Handmade from higher grade silk

2XL - 46-48

Practical as well as ornamental

the first was the Harrier GR

British Escort Carriers 1941-45 By Angus Konstam vought corsair Handmade from higher grade silkIn 1941, as the Battle of the Atlantic raged and ship losses mounted, the British Admiralty desperately tried to find ways to defeat the U Boat threat to Britain's maritime lifeline. Facing a shortage of traditional aircraft carriers and shore based aircraft, the Royal Navy, as a stopgap measure, converted merchant ships into small `escort carriers'. These were later joined by a growing number of American built escort carriers, sent as part of the