The chat clarifies the mixed national arrangements behind Canada's wartime escort carriers. HMS Nabob and HMS Puncher had Royal Canadian Navy ship's companies, while their air groups remained Fleet Air Arm and Royal Navy. Because the American Lend-Lease ships had to be commissioned into the Royal Navy, they carried HMS rather than HMCS prefixes. The naming distinction is a compact example of how legal ownership, commissioning, crewing, and aviation organization did not always align.
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Why Nabob and Puncher carried HMS prefixes
Canadian-manned escort carriers HMS Nabob and HMS Puncher retained Royal Navy commissioning because US Lend-Lease rules did not permit them to be commissioned directly as HMCS ships.