HMS BATTLER - US BUILT "POCKET" CARRIER HELPS NAVY TO DEFEAT U-BOATS. 13 MAY 1942, GREENOCK. THE BATTLER STARTED AS A FREIGHTER AND WAS CONVERTED INTO A MINIATURE AIRCRAFT CARRIER BY THE ADDITION OF A FLIGHT DECK AND OTHER FEATURES. SHE NOW CARRIES SEAFIRES AND FAIREY SWORDFISH FOR CONVOY PROTECTION WORK. - Captain F M R Stephenson, RN, talking to some of the pilots aboard the BATTLER. Note the ship's plaque in the background

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