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 |
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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) )
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Bogue-class ( USS Bogue (CVE-9) )
Sangamon-class ( USS Sangamon (CVE-26) )
Charger class ( USS Charger (CVE-30) )
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Casablanca-class ( USS Casablanca (CVE-55) )
Commencement Bay class ( USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105) )
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