British HMS Attacker Escort Carrier

HMS Attacker was an escort carrier transferred to the Royal Navy from American construction during the Second World War. She supported operations including carrier aviation in the Mediterranean and later service farther east. Escort carriers expanded the number of available flight decks without the expense or speed of full fleet carriers. Attacker’s history belongs to the wartime movement of American-built vessels into British service, with different naming and classification traditions on either side of the Atlantic. She began as the American-built USS Barnes before transfer, and British aircraft operated from her relatively small flight deck. Attacker participated in the Salerno operation and later supported Allied activity in the Indian Ocean. The name subsequently passed out of naval service when the hull became a merchant vessel.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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