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Europe. Too few fleet carriers were available to simultaneously transport aircraft to distant bases, support amphibious invasions, offer carrier landing training for replacement pilots, conduct anti-submarine patrols, and provide defensive air cover for deployed battleships and cruisers. The foregoing mission requirements limited use of fleet carriers' unique offensive strike capability demonstrated at the
458:(unlike on a normal-sized carrier, where the funnels were integrated into the island). Although the first escort carriers had only one aircraft elevator, having two elevators (one fore and one aft), along with the single aircraft catapult, quickly became standard. The carriers employed the same system of arresting cables and tail hooks as on the big carriers, and procedures for
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aircraft attacking other ships were shot down. Ultimately the superior
Japanese surface force withdrew, believing they were confronted by a stronger force than was the case. Most of the damage to the Japanese fleet was inflicted by torpedoes fired by destroyers, and bombs from the carriers' aircraft.
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campaign. In this role they provided air cover for the troopships and flew the first wave of attacks on beach fortifications in amphibious landing operations. On occasion, they even escorted the large carriers, serving as emergency airstrips and providing fighter cover for their larger sisters while
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imposed limits on the maximum size and total tonnage of aircraft carriers for the five main naval powers. Later treaties largely kept these provisions. As a result, construction between the World Wars had been insufficient to meet operational needs for aircraft carriers as World War II expanded from
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The Royal Navy had recognized a need for carriers to defend its trade routes in the 1930s. While designs had been prepared for "trade protection carriers" and five suitable liners identified for conversion, nothing further was done mostly because there were insufficient aircraft for even the fleet
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The slow carriers could not outrun 30-knot (35 mph; 56 km/h) cruisers. They launched their aircraft and maneuvered to avoid shellfire, helped by smoke screens, for over an hour. "Taffy 3" bore the brunt of the fight. The Taffy ships took dozens of hits, mostly from armor-piercing rounds
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that were put into service by the
British and Dutch as an emergency measure until dedicated escort carriers became available. As convoy escorts, they were used by the Royal Navy to provide air scouting, to ward off enemy long-range scouting aircraft and, increasingly, to spot and hunt submarines.
358:) on 15 July 1943 reflected upgraded status from auxiliary to combatant. They were informally known as "Jeep carriers" or "baby flattops". It was quickly found that the escort carriers had better performance than light carriers, which tended to pitch badly in moderate to high seas. The
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design, but the U.S. had already begun their own escort carrier. On 1 February 1941, the United States Chief of Naval
Operations gave priority to construction of naval auxiliaries for aircraft transport. U.S. ships built to meet these needs were initially referred to as
234:, one U.S. task force of escort carriers and destroyers managed to successfully defend itself against a much larger Japanese force of battleships and cruisers. The Japanese met a furious defense of carrier aircraft, screening destroyers, and destroyer escorts.
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because of their ability to carry large numbers of aircraft. Redesignated AKV (air transport auxiliary), they were manned by a civilian crew and used to ferry whole aircraft and spare parts from the U.S. to Army, Air Force and Marine bases in
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The ships sent to the Royal Navy were slightly modified, partly to suit the traditions of that service. Among other things the ice-cream making machines were removed, since they were considered unnecessary luxuries on ships which provided a
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Often additional escort carriers joined convoys, not as fighting ships but as transporters, ferrying aircraft from the U.S. to
Britain; twice as many aircraft could be carried by storing aircraft on the flight deck as well as in the hangar.
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had all her aircraft handling equipment removed and four tall radio antennas installed on her long, flat deck. In lieu of aircraft, the hangar deck now had 24 military radio transmitter trucks bolted to its floor. Rechristened
215:. Initially escort carriers accompanied the merchant ships and helped to fend off attacks from aircraft and submarines. As numbers increased later in the war, escort carriers also formed part of hunter-killer groups that
2216:, the ship was used as a communication relay ship and served dutifully through the Vietnam War as a floating radio station, relaying transmissions between the forces on the ground and the command centers back home. Like
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CVL) able to operate at battle fleet speeds. Slower conversions were classified as "escort carriers" and were considered naval auxiliaries suitable for pilot training and transport of aircraft to distant bases.
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became a full amphibious assault ship (LHP-6). Although in service only from 1955 (the year of her conversion) to 1964, the experience gained in her training exercises greatly influenced the design of today's
1017:(MAC) carried trade cargo in addition to operating aircraft. Aircraft transports carried larger numbers of planes by eliminating accommodation for operating personnel and storage of fuel and ammunition.
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of that of a large carrier, but this was still a bigger complement than most naval vessels. U.S. escort carriers were large enough to have facilities such as a permanent canteen or snack bar, called a
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Allied escort carriers were typically around 500 ft (150 m) long, not much more than half the length of the almost 900 ft (270 m) fleet carriers of the same era, but were less than
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Atlantic anti-submarine warfare proved these ships capable aircraft carriers for ship formations moving at the speed of trade or amphibious invasion convoys. U.S. classification revision to
1002:: 19 ships, all in USN service, including two that were accepted but not commissioned and laid up for many years after the war. Four more units were canceled and scrapped on the building slips. The
805:. This left about 450 aircraft from 16 small and slow escort carriers in three task units ("Taffies"), armed primarily to bomb ground forces, and their protective screen of destroyers and slower
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Among their crews, CVE was sarcastically said to stand for "Combustible, Vulnerable, and
Expendable", and the CVEs were called "Kaiser coffins" in honor of Casablanca-class manufacturer
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escort, rather than as part of a naval strike force, many of the escort carriers produced were assigned to the Royal Navy for the duration of the war under the
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recommended construction of naval auxiliaries for pilot training. In early 1941 the
British asked the U.S. to build on their behalf six carriers of an improved
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of the way under the flight deck and housed a combination of 24–30 fighters and bombers organized into one single "composite squadron". By comparison, a late
189:(U.S. hull classification symbol CVL) was a similar concept to the escort carrier in most respects, but was fast enough to operate alongside fleet carriers.
725:, AO-33, was rebuilt to be an escort carrier. The T3 tanker size and speed made the T3 a useful escort carrier. There were two classes of T3 hull carriers:
760:, escort carriers lacked the speed to sail with fast carrier attack groups, so were often tasked to escort the landing ships and troop carriers during the
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mounted on the stern, but the pursuing
Japanese cruisers closed to within range of these guns. One of the guns damaged the burning Japanese heavy cruiser
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these were busy readying or refueling their own planes. They also transported aircraft and spare parts from the U.S. to remote island airstrips.
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of the laundry room were removed, since "all a British sailor needs to keep clean is a bucket and a bar of soap" (quoted from Warrilow).
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to protect undefended troop and supply ships in Leyte Gulf. No Japanese threat was believed to be in the area, but a force of four
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that could carry a single (disposable) fighter. In the interim, before escort carriers could be supplied, they also brought in
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class, no new escort carriers were designed, and with every downsizing of the navy, the CVEs were the first to be mothballed.
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was designed to incorporate the best features of American CVLs on a more stable hull with a less expensive propulsion system.
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Of the 151 aircraft carriers built in the U.S. during World War II, 122 were escort carriers, though no examples survive. The
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personnel. Both ships served in the North Atlantic while nominally under the British fleet and carrying aircraft of the
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CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the
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act. They supplemented and then replaced the converted
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The Little Giants: U.S. Escort Carriers Against Japan
2606:"COMINT and the Torpedoing of the Battleship Yamato"
2912:. Owen Sound, Ontario: Escort Carriers Association.
2884:. Vol. XII. Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books.
2827:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications.
2744:. British Warship Development. Chatham Publishing.
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2842:Gallery, Daniel V. (1965).
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2864:Goldberg, Mark H. (1992).
2857:The Aircraft Carrier Guide
2478:about.kaiserpermanente.org
2448:about.kaiserpermanente.org
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2825:Escort Carriers in Action
2797:Canaday, John L. (1990).
2763:. Naval Institute Press.
2759:Friedman, Norman (1983).
2725:. Naval Institute Press.
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2740:Brown, David K. (2000).
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2823:Adcock, Al (1996).
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799:William Halsey, Jr.
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3849:Capital ship
3834:Arsenal ship
3673:Crane vessel
3668:Command ship
3607:Mine planter
3585:Mine warfare
3551:Missile boat
3518:Torpedo boat
3478:Motor launch
3441:Patrol craft
3346:Radar picket
3152:Supercarrier
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2803:. Retrieved
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2686:Canaday 1990
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2664:, p. 63
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2621:. Retrieved
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1947:Independence
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179:displacement
175:World War II
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43:Please help
38:verification
35:
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3884:Mother ship
3723:Repair ship
3622:Minesweeper
3498:Patrol boat
3453:Armed yacht
3175:Dreadnought
3162:Battleships
2989:Naval ships
2488:22 November
2458:22 November
2401:Proceedings
2164:Vietnam War
2133:jet fighter
2042:, light AA
2032:, light AA
1965:Illustrious
1888:Kumano Maru
1629:7,800 tons
1410:Akitsu Maru
1348:9,800 tons
1253:8,200 tons
1206:9,000 tons
1188:Long Island
932:Long Island
924:Long Island
916:Lend-Leased
889:Gambier Bay
831:Gambier Bay
811:battleships
786:Gambier Bay
744:Guadalcanal
396:Ommaney Bay
343:Long Island
255:Development
198:air support
3938:Ship types
3932:Categories
3910:Ship types
3869:Guard ship
3743:Submarines
3678:Depot ship
3612:Minehunter
2695:References
2674:Brown 1977
2662:Brown 1977
2650:Brown 1995
2374:Brown 2000
2350:Brown 2000
2338:Hague 1998
2277:HTMS
2231:Blue Ridge
2218:Thetis Bay
2191:Thetis Bay
2178:Thetis Bay
2141:Korean War
2129:helicopter
2116:817 + 390
2070:Aircraft:
1925:See also:
1617:Casablanca
989:Casablanca
883:Casablanca
738:destroyers
729:class and
712:T3 tankers
710:, so some
632:Lend-Lease
556:Royal Navy
545:Casablanca
477:gedunk bar
240:Casablanca
181:of larger
155:Royal Navy
101:April 2021
71:newspapers
3617:Minelayer
3432:Troopship
3360:Transport
3326:Escorteur
3306:Destroyer
3047:Broadside
3015:auxiliary
3010:submarine
2252:USS
2248:Annapolis
2222:Annapolis
2213:Annapolis
2211:USS
2203:USS
2176:USS
2035:light AA
2025:Armament
2020:23,000 t
2017:27,100 t
2014:11,000 t
1671:HMS
1363:USS
1307:HMS
1240:USS
1221:HMS
1193:HMS
1186:USS
1158:HMS
1130:HMS
1075:USS
1047:HMS
1038:Aircraft
953:USS
937:HMS
930:USS
904:The ships
852:USS
829:USS
803:3rd Fleet
784:USS
742:USS
716:USS
684:Vancouver
575:does not
492:HMS
481:ice cream
424:long tons
407:kamikazes
388:USS
381:HMS
374:HMS
341:USS
305:CAM ships
290:HMS
129:HMS
3859:Flagship
3592:Danlayer
3463:Corvette
3341:Kaibōkan
3210:Cruisers
3102:CAM ship
3057:Casemate
2993:warships
2876:(1958).
2583:Archived
2552:Archived
2525:Archived
2482:Archived
2452:Archived
2286:See also
2262:Cold War
2145:frigates
2131:and the
2011:9,800 t
1974:Length:
1453:Campania
1377:Chenango
1365:Sangamon
1309:Activity
1160:Audacity
978:Attacker
963:Sangamon
859:kamikaze
847:kamikaze
821:cruisers
819:, eight
727:Sangamon
718:Suwannee
530:Sangamon
512:Activity
506:Campania
494:Audacity
320:Audacity
297:Hannover
292:Audacity
268:and the
131:Audacity
3903:Related
3879:Monitor
3813:Wet sub
3658:Collier
3576:Shin'yō
3571:PT boat
3468:Gunboat
3331:Frigate
3062:Turrets
2623:5 April
2619:: 20–23
2589:5 April
2558:5 April
2531:5 April
2228:of the
2087:Speed:
1833:Shin'yō
1684:17,400
1580:Miralda
1562:Ancylus
1556:Amastra
1535:class (
1507:Nairana
1424:Japan (
1371:Suwanee
1242:Charger
1223:Avenger
1077:Langley
1029:Nation
955:Charger
947:Avenger
756:In the
733:class.
676:Puncher
596:removed
581:sources
500:Nairana
470:⁄
456:funnels
439:⁄
417:⁄
376:Avenger
213:U-boats
207:In the
194:convoys
85:scholar
3808:U-boat
3536:E-boat
3503:Q-ship
3289:Escort
2929:
2888:
2831:
2786:
2767:
2748:
2729:
2710:
2113:3,448
2110:1,569
2104:Crew:
2053:Armor
1991:Beam:
1967:-class
1958:-class
1949:-class
1940:-class
1841:Japan
1653:Japan
1586:Rapana
1574:Macoma
1568:Gadila
1550:Alexia
1538:Acavus
1533:Rapana
1524:15–20
1497:15–20
1480:Vindex
1383:Santee
1354:15–21
1326:10–15
1289:Japan
1259:15–21
1235:Dasher
1212:15–21
1195:Archer
1132:Hermes
1112:Japan
1041:Notes
1035:Speed
939:Archer
898:museum
896:Midway
885:-class
871:Midway
841:Chōkai
816:Yamato
680:Tacoma
628:convoy
524:Vindex
432:hangar
390:St. Lo
383:Dasher
145:(U.S.
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
3351:Sloop
3296:Aviso
2855:[
2609:(PDF)
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