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The carriers are listed in order of hull number. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Ships with hull numbers 35, 44, 46, and 50 through 58 were cancelled or never commissioned and are not shown.
A total of one-hundred twenty-eight American-built escort carriers (with US hull numbers BAVG 1 to 6 and CVE 1 to 122) were commissioned during the war, into either the US or UK navy. Thirty-eight of these were commissioned into the Royal Navy (with UK pennant numbers between D01 and D98) and engaged during World War II.
List of aircraft carriers of World War II Ship Operator Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate Admiralty Islands United States Navy: Casablanca: escort carrier: 8,188 13 June 1944 scrapped 1947 Adula Royal Navy: Rapana: merchant aircraft carrier: 16,000 1 February 1944 returned to merchant service post-war Akagi Imperial ...
List of United States Navy losses in World War II § Aircraft carriers (CV/CVL) - abbreviated list; List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II § Aircraft carriers (CV) - detailed list; Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility; Sea Control Ship; Seaplane tender/seaplane carrier; Timeline for aircraft carrier service
Dutch carrier HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81) launching a Hawker Sea Fury in the mid-1950s. 1949. HMS Unicorn recommissioned as transport carrier. [37] Dixmude converted for use as a transport. [18] 18 April – USS United States laid down. [18] 4 April – NATO alliance formed. 23 April – USS United States cancelled. [18]
Commissioned in 1941, the first of two carriers to be named Hornet and fight in WWII, the ship participated in pivotal moments of the war, including the Doolittle Raids, the Battle of the Coral ...
Name Hull number Ship class Location Date Cause Arizona: BB-39 Pennsylvania class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū: Oklahoma: BB-37 : Nevada class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for ...
Details for CVE design is included in the article, Design and capability of aircraft carriers during World War II. The greatest initial need for escort carriers, as with FACs, CAMs, and MACs, was to protect merchant shipping in convoys. Transport aircraft to war zones became a critical function after America entered the war.