HMS Emperor

USS Pybus (CVE-34) was initially a United States Navy Bogue-class escort carrier. The ship was transferred to the United Kingdom for service in the Royal Navy as the Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Emperor (D98) as part of the Lend-Lease program of World War II. Entering service in 1943, the ship took part in operations against the Tirpitz and the invasions of Normandy and southern France. She was transferred to the Indian Ocean fleet for the last stages of the war, supporting the landings in Burma and the early stages of the naval hunt for the Japanese cruiser Haguro. After the war she was tasked with assisting the re-occupation of Malaya before returning to the UK in December 1945 carrying 800 Squadron home as passengers. She left the UK in January 1946 and was returned to the USA The carrier was sold for scrap in 1946.