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960:
431:. They are the most numerous class of aircraft carriers ever built. Fifty were laid down, launched and commissioned within the space of less than two years – 3 November 1942 through to 8 July 1944. Despite their numbers, and the preservation of more famous and larger carriers as museums, none of these modest ships survive today. Five were lost to enemy action during World War II and the remainder were scrapped.
444:. Unlike larger carriers which had extensive armor, protection was limited to splinter plating. Their small size made them useful for transporting assembled aircraft of various sizes, including ferrying many aircraft types that were unable to operate from their decks. However, aircraft that were operational on the ships were limited to smaller and lighter aircraft such as the
517:, though several were subsequently renamed to carry on the US Navy's tradition of naming aircraft carriers after battles. Those ships that appear to be named after islands, seas, straits or cities actually commemorated battles fought at those locations. Several had their original "Bay" names changed to battle names while under construction, and two of them,
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and then escort carriers all before the end of the yard's first year in operation. The yard had twelve building ways and a 3,000-foot (910 m) outfitting dock along with a unique additional building slip originally intended to add prefabricated superstructures to
Liberty ships. Their relatively
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Japanese main battle force ("Center Force"). Their desperate defense not only preserved most of their own ships, but succeeded in turning back the massive force with only their aircraft joined by aircraft from Taffy 1 and 2 comprised additional
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were in desperate need of carriers to replace early war losses. Kaiser produced the small carriers as rapidly as planned and resistance to their value quickly disappeared as they proved their usefulness defending convoys, providing air support for
590:) from more than a year to less than 90 days, and proposed building a fleet of 50 small carriers in less than two years. The US naval authorities refused to approve construction of the Kaiser-built ships until Kaiser went directly to the
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class was far more frequently used in large fleet amphibious operations, where speed was less important and their small airgroups could combine to provide the effectiveness of a much larger ship.
975:(CVHE and T-CVHE) or utility carriers (CVU and T-CVU) after the war, but most were deactivated and placed in reserve once the war ended, stricken in 1958-9 and scrapped in 1959–61. One ship,
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was the first class designed from keel up as an escort carrier. It had a larger and more useful hangar deck than previous conversions. It also had a larger flight deck than the
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582:-class aircraft carriers were completed in 20 months or less, 1941 projections on the basis of the 38-month average pre-war construction period estimated no new
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from a range of 11,700 yards (10,700 m), near the maximum effective range for the 5-inch/38 gun. However, Japanese sources attributed the loss of
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small size and mass-production origins led their crews to refer to them as "jeep carriers" or "Kaiser Jeeps" with varying degrees of affection.
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Some ships were retained postwar as aircraft transports, where their lack of speed was not a major drawback. Some units were reactivated as
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also earned the distinction of being the only aircraft carrier in history to conduct flight operations with a captured enemy vessel in tow.
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class initially continued the US Navy's policy of naming escort carriers after bays and sounds, in this case the numerous inlets of the
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on 6 January 1945 after kamikaze with two 551-pound (250 kg) bombs hit her flight deck. She was repaired and put back in service.
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navsource.org, Casablanca Class
Carriers, USS Midway (CVE-63)
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30 Ă— 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
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Struck, 1 March 1959, sold for scrapping, 24 November 1959
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Sunk 24 November 1943. Submarine torpedo launched from IJN
559:, none were named to commemorate historical naval vessels.
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World War II escort aircraft carriers of the United States
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List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
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Struck 1 September 1958, sold for scrapping, 17 June 1960
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Struck 1 April 1960, sold for scrapping, 31 December 1960
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Struck 1 March 1959, sold for scrapping, 27 November 1959
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Struck, 1 March 1959, sold for scrapping, 2 February 1960
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Struck, 1 February 1959, sold for scrapping, January 1960
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Struck, 27 May 1958, sold for scrapping, 2 September 1959
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Struck, 27 May 1958, sold for scrapping, 2 September 1959
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s gun crew claimed to have put all six 5-inch rounds into
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Struck 21 May 1946, sold for scrapping, 31 December 1946
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Struck 21 May 1946, sold for scrapping, 18 November 1946
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Struck, 17 April 1946, sold for scrapping, 19 April 1946
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Struck 11 July 1946, sold for scrapping, 1 January 1947
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Struck 1 August 1959, sold for scrapping, December 1964
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Struck 1 March 1959, sold for scrapping, 29 August 1959
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Struck 1 April 1960, sold for scrapping, 30 August 1960
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Struck 1 March 1959, sold for scrapping, 2 October 1959
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Struck 1 August 1959, sold for scrapping, February 1960
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20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
3032:
US Navy, A Brief
History of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers
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Struck 3 July 1946, sold for scrapping, 3 January 1947
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Struck 1 April 1960, sold for scrapping, 3 August 1960
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Struck 1 August 1959, sold for scrapping, January 1960
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Struck 1 April 1960, sold for scrapping, 31 March 1960
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The Battle Off Samar – Taffy III at Leyte Gulf website
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Struck 1 April 1960, sold for scrapping, 27 July 1960
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Struck 1 May 1960, sold for scrapping, 29 August 1960
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Struck 8 May 1946, sold for scrapping, 2 January 1947
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Struck 1 March 1959, sold for scrapping, 29 June 1960
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Struck 27 June 1958, sold for scrapping, 30 July 1959
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Struck 1 April 1960, sold for scrapping, 29 June 1960
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Struck, 1 July 1958, sold for scrapping, 29 July 1958
1035:. The following ships of the class were constructed.
574:-class escort carriers fitting out, circa April 1944.
3161:
525:(CVE-57), lost their battle names mid-career to new
2120:Struck 27 June 1958, sold for scrapping, July 1959
680:Although designated as convoy escort carriers, the
562:
492:, but exigencies of war soon saw the yard building
354:
40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
2150:Struck 27 June 1958, sold for scrapping, May 1958
923:Sunk 21 February 1945. Kamikaze aerial attack off
732:hit a Japanese destroyer with a single round and
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3598:United States naval ship classes of World War II
4881:World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
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746:with two hits. In addition, the gun crew on
2951:navy.mil, US navy, USS Lunga Point (CVE-94)
897:aerial attack during Battle of Leyte Gulf.
708:-class carriers, machine guns, torpedoes,
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179:512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) (
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1429:aircraft, 25 October 1944, during the
789:Another noteworthy achievement of the
712:, high-explosive bombs, and their own
369:1 Ă— 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal gun
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3021:navsource.org, USS Kalinin Bay CVE-68
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1602:Sold for scrapping, 22 December 1946
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513:that form the southeast coastline of
16:Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy
2887:List of ship classes of World War II
1662:Sold for scrapping, 2 February 1960
1632:Sold for scrapping, 8 December 1946
832:
3109:"United States Maritime Commission"
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786:to bomb damage from an air attack.
209:65 ft 2 in (19.86 m)
13:
2940:navsource.org, USS Munda (CVE-104)
1274:Sold for scrapping, 30 April 1959
1236:Sold for scrapping, 28 April 1959
1116:Sold for scrapping, 23 April 1947
472:-class carriers were built by the
452:were assigned consecutively, from
14:
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164:10,902 long tons (11,077 t)
5212:Casablanca-class escort carriers
2905:Listing of ships at Hazegray.org
2286:Sold for scrapping, 14 May 1959
1000:were transferred instead as the
614:-class ships were equipped with
563:Production time and Navy refusal
546:respectively. Unlike the larger
24:
5207:Escort aircraft carrier classes
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808:when a crew of volunteers from
306:Total: 910–916 officers and men
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687:Their finest hour came in the
345:5 in (127 mm)/38 cal
1:
2990:United States Naval Institute
2892:
3088:"Escort Carrier Photo Index"
238:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
7:
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1033:Kaiser Shipbuilding Company
954:
858:SW off Butaritari (Makin).
800:, under command of Captain
474:Kaiser Shipbuilding Company
288:(35 km/h; 22 mph)
267:reciprocating steam engines
10:
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2918:navsource.org Casablanca
1148:Japanese submarine
557:-class aircraft carriers
530:-class aircraft carriers
310:Embarked Squadron: 50–56
4829:Completed after the war
3660:Light aircraft carriers
2973:US Navy, USS Casablanca
1043:-class escort carriers
664:ferrying aircraft, 1944
130:General characteristics
4814:Underway replenishment
3166:-class escort carriers
2987:U.S. Aircraft Carriers
1146:Torpedoed and sunk by
998:-class escort carriers
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893:Sunk 25 October 1944.
714:5-inch/38-caliber guns
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1031:, Washington, by the
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417:-class escort carrier
4835:Single ship of class
4764:High-speed transport
1027:class were built in
753:may have struck the
423:constructed for the
5108:Miscellaneous-cargo
2540:, 21 February 1945
1760:Struck, 8 May 1946
1153:, 24 November 1943
1044:
446:Grumman F4F Wildcat
390:Aviation facilities
5076:Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("
5063:Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("
5045:-class cable layer
5032:Landing Ship, Tank
2538:Battle of Iwo Jima
1909:15 September 1943
1545:27 September 1943
1507:15 September 1943
1306:25 September 1943
1268:13 September 1943
1038:
1019:Ships of the class
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323:processing systems
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5050:Type S4-S2-BB3 ("
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3605:Aircraft carriers
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3486:Admiralty Islands
3128:by Robert Jon Cox
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2661:Admiralty Islands
2642:19 February 1944
2604:12 February 1944
2380:29 December 1943
2342:22 December 1943
2312:16 December 1943
2274:11 December 1943
2239:26 February 1944
2207:30 November 1946
2201:19 February 1944
2198:23 November 1943
2171:12 February 1944
2168:22 November 1943
2138:15 November 1943
2054:25 February 1944
2024:18 February 1944
2000:, 4 January 1945
1986:11 February 1944
1983:29 December 1943
1959:12 December 1946
1953:22 December 1943
1918:12 December 1946
1912:16 November 1943
1874:11 December 1943
1871:2 September 1943
1814:28 November 1943
1787:27 November 1944
1784:28 December 1943
1781:22 November 1943
1754:21 December 1943
1751:15 November 1943
1716:15 December 1943
1626:27 November 1943
1596:21 November 1943
1542:11 February 1943
1478:25 November 1958
1271:21 February 1947
1262:28 December 1942
1244:4 September 1958
1224:17 December 1942
1186:12 December 1942
1143:24 November 1943
1134:12 December 1942
1023:All ships of the
833:Notable incidents
802:Daniel V. Gallery
701:destroyer escorts
494:LST landing craft
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69:Succeeded by
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5071:attack transport
5030:Type S3-S2-BP ("
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3542:
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3534:Preceded by:
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3523:
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3518:
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3329:
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3017:
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2998:0-87021-739-9
2995:
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2792:30 June 1944
2791:
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2775:
2769:
2768:
2763:
2759:
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2754:24 June 1944
2753:
2750:
2747:
2744:
2737:
2731:
2730:
2725:
2721:
2718:
2716:18 June 1944
2715:
2712:
2710:3 March 1944
2709:
2706:
2701:
2700:
2695:
2691:
2688:
2686:13 June 1944
2685:
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2679:
2676:
2669:
2663:
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2657:
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2631:
2625:
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2615:
2612:
2609:
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2593:
2592:Astrolabe Bay
2587:
2586:
2581:
2577:
2574:
2571:
2568:
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2562:
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2497:
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2491:
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2451:5 April 1944
2450:
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2418:
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2401:
2400:
2395:
2391:
2388:
2385:
2382:
2379:
2376:
2371:
2370:
2365:
2362:1 March 1964
2361:
2359:20 July 1956
2358:
2357:
2350:
2347:
2333:
2332:
2327:
2323:
2321:18 June 1946
2320:
2317:
2314:
2311:
2308:
2303:
2302:
2297:
2293:
2290:
2289:
2282:
2280:9 April 1944
2279:
2277:3 March 1944
2263:
2257:
2256:
2251:
2247:
2244:
2242:4 April 1944
2241:
2238:
2235:
2232:
2227:
2226:
2221:
2218:27 July 1954
2217:
2215:29 July 1950
2214:
2213:
2206:
2203:
2189:
2188:
2183:
2179:
2177:28 June 1946
2176:
2173:
2170:
2167:
2164:
2159:
2158:
2153:
2149:
2146:
2143:
2140:
2137:
2134:
2129:
2128:
2123:
2119:
2117:23 June 1946
2116:
2114:9 March 1944
2113:
2110:
2107:
2104:
2099:
2098:
2093:
2089:
2087:19 June 1946
2086:
2084:2 March 1944
2083:
2080:
2077:
2074:
2069:
2068:
2063:
2059:
2057:11 June 1946
2056:
2053:
2050:
2047:
2044:
2039:
2038:
2033:
2029:
2027:31 July 1955
2026:
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2008:
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1996:aircraft and
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1952:
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1917:
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1908:
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1898:
1892:
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1890:Marcus Island
1886:
1882:
1880:14 June 1946
1879:
1876:
1873:
1870:
1867:
1862:
1861:
1856:
1852:
1850:20 July 1946
1849:
1846:
1843:
1840:
1837:
1832:
1831:
1826:
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1811:20 July 1943
1810:
1807:
1802:
1801:
1796:
1793:
1789:
1786:
1783:
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1778:10 July 1943
1777:
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1769:
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1737:
1736:Fortazela Bay
1731:
1730:
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1710:18 June 1943
1709:
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1553:
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1544:
1541:
1538:
1531:
1525:
1524:
1519:
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1513:5 April 1946
1512:
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1503:
1500:
1493:
1487:
1486:
1481:
1477:
1474:
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1466:
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1461:13 July 1943
1447:
1441:
1440:
1435:
1432:
1428:
1424:
1421:
1418:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1402:
1395:
1389:
1388:
1383:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1371:20 July 1943
1370:
1367:
1364:
1359:
1358:
1353:
1349:
1347:31 July 1946
1346:
1343:
1341:10 July 1943
1340:
1337:
1334:
1327:
1321:
1320:
1315:
1311:
1309:15 July 1946
1308:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1289:
1288:Astrolabe Bay
1283:
1282:
1277:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1253:
1252:
1247:
1243:
1240:
1239:
1233:30 July 1946
1232:
1229:
1213:
1207:
1206:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1175:
1168:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1152:
1151:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1125:
1124:
1119:
1115:
1113:10 June 1946
1112:
1109:
1107:5 April 1943
1106:
1103:
1100:
1093:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1065:Commissioned
1056:Building Way
1046:
1042:
1036:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1016:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1004:
999:
997:
992:
988:
983:
981:
980:
974:
966:
961:
952:
950:
949:Lingayen Gulf
943:
942:
936:
935:
930:
929:
928:
926:
919:
918:
913:
912:
911:
906:
905:
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887:
883:
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874:
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867:
866:
861:
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843:
842:
840:
830:
828:
824:
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819:
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799:
798:
792:
787:
785:
781:
774:
770:
763:
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758:
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751:
745:
742:
740:
735:
731:
727:
726:
721:
720:
715:
711:
710:depth charges
707:
702:
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694:
690:
685:
683:
675:
670:
663:
658:
651:
646:
640:
635:
626:
624:
620:
617:
613:
609:
608:
602:
597:
593:
589:
588:Liberty ships
585:
581:
573:
569:
560:
558:
556:
551:
550:
545:
544:
538:
537:
531:
529:
524:
521:(CVE-63) and
520:
516:
512:
508:
498:
495:
491:
490:Liberty ships
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
465:
464:
458:
457:
451:
447:
443:
441:
436:
432:
430:
426:
422:
418:
416:
404:
400:
398:
394:
393:
392:
389:
388:
384:
381:
380:
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371:
368:
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363:
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357:
355:
351:
349:
346:
342:
340:
337:
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335:
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331:
328:
325:
320:
319:
312:
309:
308:
305:
304:
303:
300:
299:
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292:
291:
287:
283:
280:
279:
274:
270:
268:
265:
261:
260:
259:
256:
255:
249:
245:
241:
239:
235:
234:
233:
230:
229:
225:
222:
221:
215:
214:extreme width
211:
208:
207:
206:
203:
202:
196:
192:
189:
185:
182:
178:
177:
176:
173:
172:
167:
163:
161:
157:
153:
149:
148:
147:
144:
143:
140:
137:
134:
133:
128:
124:
121:
120:
116:
113:
112:
108:
105:
104:
100:
97:
96:
92:
90:In commission
89:
88:
84:
81:
80:
77:
75:
71:
68:
67:
64:
62:
58:
55:
54:
50:
47:
44:
43:
38:
33:
27:
22:
19:
5091:Crane vessel
5078:
5065:
5052:
5051:
5042:
5019:
5001:Liberty ship
4969:Victory ship
4965:("EC2-S-C1")
4963:Liberty ship
4704:
4697:
4690:
4683:
4676:
4669:
4662:
4655:
4648:
4641:
4634:
4627:
4620:
4562:
4555:
4548:
4541:
4534:
4527:
4520:
4512:
4506:
4499:
4491:
4485:
4477:
4443:
4436:
4429:
4422:
4415:
4408:
4400:Minesweepers
4388:
4381:
4374:
4367:
4360:
4353:
4346:
4339:
4332:
4325:
4300:
4292:Patrol boats
4280:
4272:
4253:
4246:
4239:
4232:
4225:
4218:
4198:
4191:
4184:
4177:
4170:
4163:
4156:
4149:
4142:
4135:
4128:
4121:
4114:
4107:
4100:
4093:
4086:
4079:
4059:
4052:
4045:
4038:
4031:
4025:Williamsburg
4024:
4017:
4010:
4003:
3996:
3971:
3964:
3957:
3950:
3943:
3936:
3929:
3909:
3902:
3895:
3888:
3881:
3874:
3867:
3860:
3840:
3820:
3813:
3807:South Dakota
3806:
3799:
3792:
3785:
3778:
3772:Pennsylvania
3771:
3764:
3757:
3750:
3730:
3723:
3722:
3716:
3709:
3702:
3695:
3675:
3669:Independence
3668:
3648:
3641:
3634:
3627:
3620:
3613:
3545:
3536:
3520:
3513:
3506:
3499:
3493:Bougainville
3492:
3485:
3478:
3471:
3464:
3458:Bismarck Sea
3457:
3450:
3444:Makin Island
3443:
3436:
3429:
3422:
3415:
3408:
3401:
3394:
3387:
3381:Shamrock Bay
3380:
3373:
3366:
3359:
3352:
3345:
3338:
3331:
3325:Kadashan Bay
3324:
3317:
3310:
3303:
3296:
3289:
3282:
3275:
3268:
3261:
3255:White Plains
3254:
3247:
3240:
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2868:8 July 1944
2865:27 May 1944
2849:
2842:
2830:6 July 1944
2827:2 June 1944
2811:
2804:
2795:8 June 1946
2789:27 May 1944
2773:
2766:
2751:22 May 1944
2735:
2728:
2713:16 May 1944
2699:Bougainville
2698:
2683:10 May 1944
2667:
2660:
2648:7 June 1944
2630:Bucareli Bay
2629:
2622:
2610:1 June 1944
2591:
2584:
2572:26 May 1944
2554:Anguilla Bay
2553:
2546:
2530:20 May 1944
2511:
2505:Bismarck Sea
2504:
2492:14 May 1944
2473:
2466:
2437:Makin Island
2436:
2398:
2368:
2330:
2300:
2261:
2254:
2224:
2186:
2156:
2147:6 July 1946
2127:Shamrock Bay
2126:
2096:
2066:
2036:
2006:
1968:
1948:27 September
1934:
1927:
1896:
1889:
1860:Kadashan Bay
1859:
1829:
1820:15 May 1946
1799:
1766:
1748:7 June 1943
1735:
1728:
1698:
1680:18 May 1943
1668:
1659:5 June 1946
1650:11 May 1943
1638:
1629:15 May 1946
1608:
1599:5 June 1946
1577:
1570:
1563:
1529:
1523:White Plains
1522:
1491:
1484:
1467:22 May 1946
1445:
1438:
1400:
1393:
1386:
1377:20 May 1946
1356:
1326:Bucareli Bay
1325:
1318:
1303:5 June 1943
1287:
1280:
1265:26 May 1943
1250:
1241:19 May 1951
1227:12 May 1943
1212:Auguilla Bay
1211:
1204:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1149:
1122:
1110:8 July 1943
1091:
1084:
1077:
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1024:
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1008:
1002:
995:
984:
978:
970:
964:
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934:Anguilla Bay
933:
931:
922:
917:Bismarck Sea
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773:White Plains
772:
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750:White Plains
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555:Independence
554:
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542:
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527:
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506:
504:
469:
468:
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455:
450:hull numbers
439:
434:
433:
429:World War II
414:
413:
411:
364:
339:As designed:
338:
321:Sensors and
246:(6,700
154:(8,319
145:Displacement
73:
60:
48:
31:
18:
5175:Empire ship
5173:See also:-
4734:Repair dock
4602:Cargo ships
4347:Miantonomah
3903:Oregon City
3882:New Orleans
3868:Northampton
3742:Battleships
3696:Long Island
3451:Lunga Point
3437:Windham Bay
3416:Takanis Bay
3402:Steamer Bay
3388:Shipley Bay
3374:Sargent Bay
3367:Saginaw Bay
3360:Rudyerd Bay
3346:Ommaney Bay
3339:Savo Island
3318:Hoggatt Bay
3311:Nehenta Bay
3304:Gambier Bay
3283:Fanshaw Bay
3269:Kalinin Bay
3248:Wake Island
3213:Guadalcanal
3206:Mission Bay
3185:Liscome Bay
3093:19 November
3000:pp. 412–413
2850:Tonowek Bay
2833:9 May 1946
2668:Chaplin Bay
2645:4 May 1944
2575:9 May 1946
2512:Alikula Bay
2467:Lunga Point
2454:9 May 1944
2416:3 May 1944
2399:Windham Bay
2301:Takanis Bay
2262:Tananek Bay
2225:Steamer Bay
2157:Shipley Bay
2097:Sargent Bay
2067:Saginaw Bay
2037:Rudyerd Bay
1992:Damaged by
1969:Ommaney Bay
1928:Savo Island
1897:Kanalku Bay
1830:Hoggatt Bay
1800:Nehenta Bay
1767:Gambier Bay
1669:Fanshaw Bay
1609:Kalinin Bay
1549:15 November
1485:Wake Island
1281:Guadalcanal
1251:Mission Bay
1189:1 May 1943
1167:Alikula Bay
1123:Liscome Bay
947:Damaged at
904:Ommaney Bay
865:Gambier Bay
848:Liscome Bay
827:Guadalcanal
823:Guadalcanal
806:War of 1812
797:Guadalcanal
734:Kalinin Bay
725:Kalinin Bay
674:Sargent Bay
650:Gambier Bay
639:Lunga Point
621:instead of
607:Dreadnought
592:President's
532:, becoming
385:27 aircraft
242:9,000
166:(full load)
56:Preceded by
32:Guadalcanal
5201:Categories
5187:Ocean ship
5117:("Lakers")
5053:Casablanca
5017:Type S2 ("
4779:Net laying
4724:Ammunition
4455:Submarines
4317:Minelayers
4071:Destroyers
4004:Sacramento
3910:Des Moines
3779:New Mexico
3724:Casablanca
3423:Thetis Bay
3395:Sitkoh Bay
3353:Petrof Bay
3290:Kitkun Bay
3276:Kasaan Bay
3227:Natoma Bay
3220:Manila Bay
3199:Corregidor
3178:Casablanca
3164:Casablanca
2893:References
2774:Elbour Bay
2736:Dolomi Bay
2474:Alazon Bay
2331:Thetis Bay
2187:Sitkoh Bay
2007:Petrof Bay
1699:Kitkun Bay
1639:Kasaan Bay
1578:Nassuk Bay
1530:Elbour Bay
1492:Dolomi Bay
1394:Chapin Bay
1357:Natoma Bay
1319:Manila Bay
1205:Corregidor
1092:Alazon Bay
1078:Casablanca
1059:Laid down
1048:Ship name
1041:Casablanca
1025:Casablanca
991:Lend-Lease
987:Royal Navy
979:Thetis Bay
965:Thetis Bay
886:Chapin Bay
839:Casablanca
791:Casablanca
736:damaged a
706:Casablanca
697:destroyers
682:Casablanca
662:Thetis Bay
612:Casablanca
572:Casablanca
507:Casablanca
470:Casablanca
456:Casablanca
435:Casablanca
415:Casablanca
301:Complement
257:Propulsion
160:(standard)
82:Subclasses
49:Casablanca
5183:Park ship
5179:Fort ship
5147:("Barge")
4996:T3 tanker
4991:T2 tanker
4986:T1 tanker
4841:Cancelled
4663:Aldebaran
4628:Andromeda
4592:T3 tanker
4587:T2 tanker
4582:T1 tanker
4479:Barracuda
4444:Admirable
4375:Weehawken
4340:Monadnock
4274:Asheville
4011:Asheville
3972:Worcester
3951:Cleveland
3896:Baltimore
3861:Pensacola
3786:Tennessee
3614:Lexington
3500:Matanikau
3479:Kwajalein
3472:Hollandia
2812:Alava Bay
2729:Matanikau
2623:Kwajalein
2585:Hollandia
1935:Kaita Bay
1174:Coral Sea
1062:Launched
1029:Vancouver
1011:were the
977:USS
812:Pillsbury
810:USS
795:USS
769:torpedoes
748:USS
699:and four
605:HMS
578:Although
541:USS
534:USS
523:Coral Sea
403:elevators
152:long tons
106:Completed
93:1943–1964
85:S4-S2-BB3
5164:("Tugs")
4769:Hospital
4739:Barracks
4691:Denebola
4635:Arcturus
4542:Mackerel
4514:Porpoise
4507:Cachalot
4486:Argonaut
4382:Camanche
4247:Rudderow
4178:Fletcher
4108:Farragut
4087:Caldwell
4018:Plymouth
3988:Gunboats
3937:Brooklyn
3875:Portland
3793:Colorado
3758:New York
3717:Sangamon
3628:Yorktown
3537:Sangamon
3465:Salamaua
3262:Solomons
2881:See also
2856:CVE-104
2818:CVE-103
2780:CVE-102
2742:CVE-101
2704:CVE-100
2547:Salamaua
1998:scuttled
1994:kamikaze
1564:Solomons
1427:kamikaze
1425:Sunk by
1052:Hull no.
1039:List of
1015:class).
1013:Attacker
955:Post war
941:Salamaua
937:renamed
925:Iwo Jima
895:Kamikaze
815:boarded
755:cruiser
461:CVE-104
397:catapult
333:Armament
327:SC radar
61:Sangamon
5133:Type P2
5127:Type P1
5115:Type L6
5095:Derrick
5079:Artemis
5066:Gilliam
5043:Neptune
5025:frigate
4947:Type N3
4941:Type C9
4934:Type C8
4927:Type C7
4920:Type C6
4914:Type C5
4909:Type C4
4904:Type C3
4899:Type C2
4894:Type C1
4744:Collier
4677:Acubens
4656:Alstede
4649:Tolland
4642:Artemis
4621:Haskell
4615:Victory
4610:Liberty
4574:Tankers
4500:Dolphin
4493:Narwhal
4409:Lapwing
4307:PT boat
4226:Buckley
4199:Gearing
4171:Gleaves
4129:Gridley
4101:Clemson
4080:Sampson
3997:Dubuque
3944:Atlanta
3889:Wichita
3821:Montana
3751:Wyoming
3703:Charger
3241:Tripoli
2992:(1983)
2674:CVE-99
2636:CVE-98
2598:CVE-97
2560:CVE-96
2518:CVE-95
2480:CVE-94
2442:CVE-93
2404:CVE-92
2374:CVE-91
2336:CVE-90
2306:CVE-89
2268:CVE-88
2230:CVE-87
2192:CVE-86
2162:CVE-85
2132:CVE-84
2102:CVE-83
2072:CVE-82
2042:CVE-81
2012:CVE-80
1974:CVE-79
1941:CVE-78
1903:CVE-77
1865:CVE-76
1835:CVE-75
1805:CVE-74
1772:CVE-73
1742:CVE-72
1704:CVE-71
1674:CVE-70
1644:CVE-69
1614:CVE-68
1584:CVE-67
1571:Emperor
1536:CVE-66
1498:CVE-65
1452:CVE-64
1439:Tripoli
1407:CVE-63
1362:CVE-62
1332:CVE-61
1294:CVE-60
1256:CVE-59
1218:CVE-58
1180:CVE-57
1128:CVE-56
1098:CVE-55
967:, 1950s
932:CVE-96
915:CVE-95
902:CVE-79
876:CVE-63
863:CVE-73
846:CVE-56
841:class:
744:cruiser
693:Taffy 3
691:, when
629:Service
616:uniflow
480:on the
454:CVE-55
427:during
122:Retired
98:Planned
5162:Type V
5145:Type B
5139:Type R
5121:Type N
5081:-class
5068:-class
5055:-class
5022:-class
5020:Tacoma
4979:Tanker
4799:Repair
4789:Reefer
4698:Hyades
4684:Arctic
4535:Tambor
4521:Salmon
4361:Keokuk
4354:Terror
4333:Wassuc
4326:Oglala
4301:Action
4281:Tacoma
4240:Edsall
4233:Cannon
4219:Evarts
4164:Benson
4150:Benham
4143:Somers
4136:Bagley
4115:Porter
4094:Wickes
3978:CL-154
3965:Juneau
3841:Alaska
3765:Nevada
3676:Saipan
3649:Midway
3621:Ranger
3297:Tulagi
3234:St. Lo
2996:
1729:Tulagi
1401:Midway
1387:St. Lo
1009:Bogues
989:under
882:Midway
878:St. Lo
784:ChĹŤkai
780:ChĹŤkai
767:s own
762:ChĹŤkai
757:ChĹŤkai
741:-class
730:St. Lo
719:St. Lo
610:, the
596:Allies
536:St. Lo
528:Midway
519:Midway
515:Alaska
501:Naming
448:. The
273:screws
174:Length
150:8,188
34:, 1944
5098:Barge
4794:Oiler
4759:Depot
4705:Mizar
4670:Adria
4563:Tench
4556:Balao
4528:Sargo
4430:Eagle
4416:Raven
4389:Chimo
4368:Salem
4122:Mahan
4060:PGM-9
4053:PGM-1
4039:Vixen
3958:Fargo
3930:Omaha
3710:Bogue
3642:Essex
3548:class
3539:class
3521:Munda
3192:Anzio
2843:Munda
1950:1943
1551:1943
1160:Anzio
1150:I-175
1085:Ameer
1071:Fate
1005:class
1003:Ruler
996:Bogue
856:I-175
818:U-505
776:'
765:'
739:MyĹŤkĹŤ
580:Essex
549:Essex
543:Anzio
463:Munda
442:class
440:Bogue
358:12 Ă—
293:Range
286:knots
281:Speed
223:Draft
76:class
63:class
51:class
5155:Tugs
4549:Gato
4437:Hawk
4157:Sims
4046:Erie
3814:Iowa
3635:Wasp
3507:Attu
3095:2019
2994:ISBN
2767:Attu
963:USS
939:USS
880:(ex-
722:and
672:USS
660:USS
648:USS
637:USS
552:and
539:and
505:The
412:The
401:2 Ă—
395:1 Ă—
352:8 Ă—
343:1 Ă—
271:2 Ă—
262:2 Ă—
236:4 Ă—
204:Beam
135:Type
114:Lost
45:Name
30:USS
4423:Auk
3514:Roi
2848:ex-
2810:ex-
2805:Roi
2772:ex-
2734:ex-
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