Yeah... the Bogues were designed to take out enemy submarines, and god knows the Brits needed to do that.
A TBF from the USS Bogue was known to have sunk I-52 just as it was meeting a U-Boat.
BogueBogue-class ships launched:
11 ships (delivered to the US Navy)
34 ships (transferred to Royal Navy under Lend-Lease)
45 ships in totalAmerican carrier length comparisonBogue was the 4th ship of her class, but because the first three ships were leased to the Royal Navy, Bogue became the first ship of her class to serve under the US Navy.Originally the 5th ship of the Bogue-class, Breton CVE-10. Lent to the Royal Navy and renamed to Chaser.
33-45 planes24 planesEssexEscort carrierAtlantic Ocean90-100 planesPrincetonOverall lengthThey're the same classLight carrierBogue24 "dumplings" launched
Slang for the Essex-class9 Independence-class ships launchedWhy does it have to be you...Bogue! You're here too! Great, having a familiar face around is the best~Fleet carrier