CVE DIXMUDE (Ex-BITER)

Specifications	(US)	(FR)
Dimensions	495. 965 ft (length) x 69. 4554 ft (width)	151. 17 m (length) x 21. 17 m (width)
Range	30 000 nm @ 10 kts	30 000 nm @ 10 kts
Speed	16 knots	16 knots
Horsepower	9 000 hp	6 714 kW
Washington displacement	8 200 t	8 200 t
Displacement	16 000 t	16 000 t

Side and Up views of the ship. (D. Allard)

1/ Aeronautical installations and carrier air wing

About twenty-thirty aircraft were embarked aboard the ship such as :

• F6F-5 Hellcat.
• SB2C-5 Helldiver.
• F4U-7 Corsair.
• Supermarine Seafire Mk III and XV.
• TBM Avenger.....

 She was equipped with two lifts and a hangar.

2/ Weapons

• Four 40 mm AA guns.
• Ten 20 mm AA guns.

3/ Machinery and crew

Machinery :

• 2 Sun-Doxford diesel engines.

Crew :

• 582 men.