List of United States Navy escort aircraft carriers

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The list of US Navy escort aircraft carriers . Most of the escort aircraft carriers with the lower numbers were given to the Royal Navy , where they were given new names that can be found in the text for each unit.

Escort aircraft carrier classes

Class name Type ship Put into service Number of units of which to the Royal Navy
Long Island class USS Long Island (CVE-1) June 2, 1941 9 8th
Bogue class USS Bogue (CVE-9) January 15, 1942 49 25th
Sangamon class USS Sangamon (CVE-26) August 25, 1942 4th 0
Charger class USS Charger (CVE-30) March 3, 1942 4th 3 [1]
Casablanca class USS Casablanca (CVE-55) July 15, 1943 50 0
Commencement Bay class USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105) November 27, 1944 19 [2] 0
Sum = 135 36
  • [1] - the Charger (CVE-30) remained in the US Navy, the other three units formed the Avenger class in the Royal Navy
  • [2] - the last four units were canceled on the slipway after the Second World War ended. The units of this class were mostly used after the Second World War, as training carriers and aircraft ferries.

Long Island Class ( USS Long Island (CVE-1) )

  • [3] "B" stands for British AVG
  • [4] given to France in 1945 as Dixmund

Bogue-class ( USS Bogue (CVE-9) )

The Bogue-class Barnes (CVE-20)

Sangamon-class ( USS Sangamon (CVE-26) )

Charger class ( USS Charger (CVE-30) )

  • Delivered to the Royal Navy as HMS Avenger , previous designation BAVG-2
  • delivered to the Royal Navy as HMS Biter , previous designation BAVG-3 [4]
  • intended for the Royal Navy as BAVG-4 Charger, renumbered as USS Charger (CVE-30)
  • Delivered to the Royal Navy as HMS Dasher , previous designation BAVG-5

Casablanca-class ( USS Casablanca (CVE-55) )

Commencement Bay class ( USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105) )

  • USS Bastogne (CVE-124) deleted
  • USS Eniwetok (CVE-125) deleted
  • USS Lingayen (CVE-126) deleted
  • USS Okinawa (CVE-127) deleted
  • CVE-128 to CVE-139 not named,
    no keel laid