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List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy; List of United States Navy ships; List of United States Navy losses in World War II § Escort aircraft carriers (CVE) - abbreviated list; List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II § Aircraft carrier, escort (CVE) - detailed list; List of aircraft carriers
Escort carrier HMS Audacity. The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U.S. hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States Navy (USN) or "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy, was a small and slower type of aircraft carrier used by the Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the United States Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial ...
Escort carrier 27 aircraft 21 February 1945 Off Iwo Jima: 318 Sunk by two Japanese kamikaze aircraft during the Battle of Iwo Jima: Block Island: Escort carrier 24 aircraft 29 May 1944 Off the Canary Islands: 6 Torpedoed by German submarine U-549: Gambier Bay: Escort carrier 28 aircraft 25 October 1944 Off Samar Island in the Philippines 147
The Casablanca-class escort carrier was a series of escort carriers constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. 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.
The light carrier (hull classification symbol CVL) was a similar concept to escort carriers in most respects, but they were designed for higher speeds for deployment with fleet carriers. Escort carriers were too slow to keep up with the main forces consisting of fleet carriers, battleships, and cruisers. Instead, they were used to defend ...
Taffy 3 sustained heavy losses in the action, losing two escort carriers, two destroyers, a destroyer escort and numerous aircraft. Over 1,000 Americans died, comparable to the combined losses of American men and ships at the Coral Sea and Midway. Three Japanese cruisers were sunk by air attack, and three others were damaged.
USS Santee (CVE-29) (originally launched as AO-29, then ACV-29) was an American escort carrier.The second ship with this name, it was launched on 4 March 1939 as Esso Seakay under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 3) by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Chester, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Mrs. Charles Kurz.
The list of escort carriers by country includes all escort aircraft carriers organized by country of origin and service. Where appropriate, a single ship may be listed under multiple countries. Where appropriate, a single ship may be listed under multiple countries.