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The USS Carnegie (CVE-38) (previously AVG-38 then later ACV-38) was an escort aircraft carrier built in 1942-43 for transfer to the United Kingdom. She was reclassified ACV-38 on 20 August 1942, and CVE-38 on 15 July 1943. She was commissioned on 9 August 1943 for a period of three days prior to being turned over to the United Kingdom, under whom she served as HMS Empress. During World War II, she served in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans. On 28 January 1946, she was restored to United States custody, was stricken from the Naval Vessel RegisterThe Naval Vessel Register (NVR official inventory of ships and service craft in custody or titled by the United States Navy, traces its origin back to the 1880s. It has evolved from several previous publications. In 1911, the Bureau of Construction and Re on 28 March 1946 and was sold for scrap 21 June 1946.