Seznam amerických eskortních letadlových lodí
Seznam amerických eskortních letadlových lodí obsahuje přehled všech eskortních letadlových lodí Námořnictva Spojených států, které jsou seřazeny podle čísel klasifikačního symbolu trupu.
Seznam lodí
| Č. | Jméno lodi | Fotografie | Třída | Začátek stavby | Zařazení do služby | Vyřazení ze služby | Osud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-1 | Long Island | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-9 | Bogue | 1941 | 1942 | 1942 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-11 | .jpg) | Bogue | 1941 | 1942 | 1942 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-12 | .jpg) | Bogue | 1941 | 1941 | 1942 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-13 | Bogue | 1942 | 1942 | 1942 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-16 | _underway_off_Attu_in_May_1943.jpg) | Bogue | 1941 | 1942 | 1942 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-18 |  | Bogue | 1941 | 1942 | 1942 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-20 | _transporting_P-38s_and_P-47s_1943.jpeg) | Bogue | 1942 | 1942 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-21 | Bogue | 1942 | 1942 | 1943 | Torpédována německou ponorkou U 549. | ||
| CVE-23 | _underway_1943.jpeg) | Bogue | 1942 | 1942 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-25 | _May_1967.png) | Bogue | 1942 | 1942 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-26 |  | Sangamon | 1939 | 1939 | 1942 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-27 | _underway_in_Puget_Sound_on_31_January_1945.jpg) | Sangamon | 1938 | 1939 | 1941 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-28 | _underway_1944.jpg) | Sangamon | 1938 | 1939 | 1941 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-29 | Sangamon | 1938 | 1939 | 1942 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-31 | .jpg) | Bogue | 1942 | 1942 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-55 | _in_Puget_Sound%2c_circa_in_July_1943_(NH_106580).jpg) | Casablanca | 1942 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-56 |  | Casablanca | 1942 | 1943 | 1943 | Potopena japonskou ponorkou I-175. | |
| CVE-57 | _lies_at_Shanghai%2c_China%2c_1_December_1945.jpg) | Casablanca | 1942 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-58 |  | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-59 | Casablanca | 1942 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-60 | _on_4_June_1944_(80-G-49170).jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-61 | _underway_circa_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-62 | _underway_in_the_Pacific_Ocean%2c_circa_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-63 |  | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Potopena kamikaze. | |
| CVE-64 | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-65 | _underway_on_5_January_1945_(80-G-301306).jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-66 | _at_San_Diego%2c_8_March_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-67 |  | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-68 | _underway_at_sea%2c_circa_in_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-69 | _in_Narragansett_Bay_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-70 | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-71 |  | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-72 | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-73 |  | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Potopena | |
| CVE-74 | _underway_transporting_aircraft%2c_circa_1945.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-75 | _in_January_1944.jpeg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-76 | _transporting_aircraft_c1945.jpeg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-77 | .jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-78 |  | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-79 | _off_Hawaii%2c_July_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1944 | Potopena kamikaze. | |
| CVE-80 | _underway_on_21_June_1944_(NH_64672).jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1943 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-81 | _and_USS_Rudyerd_Bay_(CVE-81)_underway_in_April_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-82 | _underway_at_sea%2c_circa_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-83 | _underway_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-84 | _underway_on_11_November_1944.jpg){kind=small} | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-85 | .jpg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-86 |  | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-87 |  | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-88 | _underway_c1945.jpg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-89 | _underway_in_May_1944.jpeg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-90 | _c1963.jpeg) | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-91 |  | Casablanca | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-92 | _transporting_F-86s_1950s.jpeg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-93 | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-94 | _underway_in_the_Mindanao_Sea_on_3_January_1945_(NH_99106).jpg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-95 | _at_anchor_in_Majuro_Atoll%2c_circa_in_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Potopena kamikaze. | |
| CVE-96 | _underway_off_San_Francisco_c1945.jpeg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-97 | _underway%2c_circa_1944_(NNAM.1996.488.034.005).jpg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-98 | _June_1944.jpg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-99 | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-100 | _at_Pearl_Harbor%2c_circa_1945.jpg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-101 | _in_July_1944.jpeg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-102 | _in_the_western_Pacific%2c_after_passing_through_a_typhoon.jpg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-103 | .jpg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-104 | _in_San_Francisco_Bay_1945.jpeg) | Casablanca | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-105 | _c1944.jpeg) | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-106 | _on_12_August_1953.jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-107 | _underway_in_1945.jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-108 | Commencement Bay | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-109 | _off_Vasmon_Island_in_March_1945.jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-110 | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1944 | 1945 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-111 |  | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1944 | 1945 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-112 | _underway_on_3_February_1956.jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1944 | 1945 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-113 | .jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1944 | 1945 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-114 | _at_anchor_off_San_Diego%2c_California_(USA)%2c_circa_1952-1954_(NH_97443).jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1944 | 1945 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-115 | _at_Pearl_Harbor_on_28_July_1949_(NH_97319).jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1944 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-116 | _underway_off_Korea_on_13_January_1952_(NNAM.1996.488.035.040).jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1945 | 1945 | Vyřazena | ||
| CVE-117 | .jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1945 | 1945 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-118 | _underway_in_April_1954_(NH_97317).jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-119 | _underway_on_25_June_1955_(NNAM.1996.488.035.047).jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1944 | 1945 | 1945 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-120 | _underway_at_sea_on_23_October_1953_(NNAM.1996.488.035.049).jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1945 | 1945 | 1945 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-121 | .jpg) | Commencement Bay | 1945 | 1945 | Nezařazena | Po dokončení rovnou převedena do rezervy. | |
| CVE-122 |  | Commencement Bay | 1945 | 1945 | 1946 | Vyřazena | |
| CVE-123 | Commencement Bay | 1945 | 1945 | Nezařazena | Po dokončení rovnou převedena do rezervy. | ||
| CVE-125 | Commencement Bay | – | – | – | Stavba zrušena před založením kýlu. | ||
| CVE-126 | Commencement Bay | – | – | – | Stavba zrušena před založením kýlu. | ||
| CVE-126 | Commencement Bay | 1945 | – | – | Stavba zrušena před spuštěním na vodu. | ||
| CVE-127 | Commencement Bay | 1945 | – | – | Stavba zrušena před spuštěním na vodu. |
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USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) off Hawaii, July 1944.jpg
USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) underway off Hawaii with lifts lowered, July 1944. Note additional width of after lift, enabling non-folding aircraft as the older F4F Wildcats to be brought up from and taken down to the hangar deck. She was camouflaged in Measure 33, Design 15A
USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) underway off Hawaii with lifts lowered, July 1944. Note additional width of after lift, enabling non-folding aircraft as the older F4F Wildcats to be brought up from and taken down to the hangar deck. She was camouflaged in Measure 33, Design 15A
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USS TULAGI (CVE-72).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Tulagi (CVE-72) at anchor off Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 18 May 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A. The photo was taken by an aircraft from Naval Air Station Hampton Roads.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Tulagi (CVE-72) at anchor off Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 18 May 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A. The photo was taken by an aircraft from Naval Air Station Hampton Roads.
USS Bairoko (CVE-115) at Pearl Harbor on 28 July 1949 (NH 97319).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Bairoko (CVE-115), as she arrived at Pearl Harbor, Thursday evening, 28 July 1949, from San Diego, California (USA), with 30 officers and 150 enlisted personnel from Composite Squadron 25 (VC-25), which received six weeks' training with Fleet All Weather Training Unit at Naval Air Station Barber's Point, Oahu, T.H. The Bairoko was commanded by Captain S. Gazze, USN, of Coronado, California (USA).
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Bairoko (CVE-115), as she arrived at Pearl Harbor, Thursday evening, 28 July 1949, from San Diego, California (USA), with 30 officers and 150 enlisted personnel from Composite Squadron 25 (VC-25), which received six weeks' training with Fleet All Weather Training Unit at Naval Air Station Barber's Point, Oahu, T.H. The Bairoko was commanded by Captain S. Gazze, USN, of Coronado, California (USA).
USS ROI (CVE-103).jpg
The U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Roi (CVE-103) underway.
The U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Roi (CVE-103) underway.
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USS Core (CVE-13).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Core (CVE-13) underway at sea, circa in 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Core (CVE-13) underway at sea, circa in 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A.
USS Palau CVE-122 1950.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Palau (CVE-122) underway, 10 May 1950. Note the anti-submarine Grumman TBM-3E Avengers on deck.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Palau (CVE-122) underway, 10 May 1950. Note the anti-submarine Grumman TBM-3E Avengers on deck.
USS Mindoro (CVE-120) underway at sea on 23 October 1953 (NNAM.1996.488.035.049).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Mindoro (CVE-120) underway with U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky HRS transport helicopters on deck, on 23 October 1953.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Mindoro (CVE-120) underway with U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky HRS transport helicopters on deck, on 23 October 1953.
USS Attu (CVE-102) in the western Pacific, after passing through a typhoon.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Attu (CVE-102) underway in the western Pacific, after passing through a typhoon on the morning of 5 June 1945. Note the upended airplanes on her deck, including at least three General Motors TBM Avengers.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Attu (CVE-102) underway in the western Pacific, after passing through a typhoon on the morning of 5 June 1945. Note the upended airplanes on her deck, including at least three General Motors TBM Avengers.
Uss sangamon CVE-26.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Sangamon (ACV-26, later CVE-26) as converted, in September 1942.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Sangamon (ACV-26, later CVE-26) as converted, in September 1942.
Captured German submarine U-505 lies near USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) on 4 June 1944 (80-G-49170).jpg
The German submarine U-505 lies near the escort carrier USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) on 4 June 1944, after U.S. Navy salvage parties stopped her from sinking and rigged a tow line. Guadalcanal is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A.
The German submarine U-505 lies near the escort carrier USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) on 4 June 1944, after U.S. Navy salvage parties stopped her from sinking and rigged a tow line. Guadalcanal is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A.
USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105) c1944.jpeg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105), circa 1944-1945. She wears Camouflage Measure 32 design 16A.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105), circa 1944-1945. She wears Camouflage Measure 32 design 16A.
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The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Tinian (CVE-123) underway on 21 February 1946, while running trials. Laid up in reserve upon delivery in mid-1946, this ship had no commissioned service. This is one of the few photos that could be taken of her underway (here she is steaming at 16 knots), since she went immediately into the Reserve Fleet where she stayed until stricken and scrapped.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Tinian (CVE-123) underway on 21 February 1946, while running trials. Laid up in reserve upon delivery in mid-1946, this ship had no commissioned service. This is one of the few photos that could be taken of her underway (here she is steaming at 16 knots), since she went immediately into the Reserve Fleet where she stayed until stricken and scrapped.
USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) underway at sea, circa 1944.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) underway, circa 1944.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) underway, circa 1944.
USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) underway on 11 November 1944.jpg
The escort carrier USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) underway off Norfolk, Virginia (USA) on 11 November 1944. She is painted in camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A. The 28 aircraft of Composite Squadron 42 (VC-42), 16 FM-2 Wildcats and 12 TBM-3 Avengers, are tied down between Shamrock Bay's two elevators, as she steams from Norfolk towards the Panama Canal, which she reached six days later.
The escort carrier USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) underway off Norfolk, Virginia (USA) on 11 November 1944. She is painted in camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A. The 28 aircraft of Composite Squadron 42 (VC-42), 16 FM-2 Wildcats and 12 TBM-3 Avengers, are tied down between Shamrock Bay's two elevators, as she steams from Norfolk towards the Panama Canal, which she reached six days later.
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Mission Bay CVE-59.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) underway on 10 August 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) underway on 10 August 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A.
USS Hoggat Bay (CVE-75) in January 1944.jpeg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) around the time of her commissioning, which took place at Astoria, Oregon (USA), on 11 January 1944, with Captain W.V. Saunders taking command.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) around the time of her commissioning, which took place at Astoria, Oregon (USA), on 11 January 1944, with Captain W.V. Saunders taking command.
USS Breton (CVE-23) underway 1943.jpeg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Breton (CVE-23) underway in 1943.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Breton (CVE-23) underway in 1943.
USS Anzio (CVE-57) lies at Shanghai, China, 1 December 1945.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Anzio (CVE-57) arrives at Shanghai, China, on 1 December 1945 as part of the "Magic Carpet" operation to return U.S. servicemen to the United States. Anzio was the first U.S. carrier to visit Shanghai.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Anzio (CVE-57) arrives at Shanghai, China, on 1 December 1945 as part of the "Magic Carpet" operation to return U.S. servicemen to the United States. Anzio was the first U.S. carrier to visit Shanghai.
USS Copahee (CVE-12).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Copahee (CVE-12) underway. She left the Garapan anchorage off Saipan on 8 July 1944 with a load of captured Japanese planes (13 Mitsubishi A6M and one Nakajima B5N) and equipment (37 engines) to be used for intelligence and training purposes, and arrived in San Diego, California (USA) on 28 July.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Copahee (CVE-12) underway. She left the Garapan anchorage off Saipan on 8 July 1944 with a load of captured Japanese planes (13 Mitsubishi A6M and one Nakajima B5N) and equipment (37 engines) to be used for intelligence and training purposes, and arrived in San Diego, California (USA) on 28 July.
USS Rendova.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Rendova (CVE-114) at anchor off San Diego, California (USA), circa 1952-1954, with crewmen paraded on the flight deck.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Rendova (CVE-114) at anchor off San Diego, California (USA), circa 1952-1954, with crewmen paraded on the flight deck.
USS Matanikau (CVE-101) in July 1944.jpeg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Matanikau (CVE-101) underway shortly after her commissioning.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Matanikau (CVE-101) underway shortly after her commissioning.
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USS Santee (CVE-29) Oct 1942.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Santee (ACV-29), probably taken on 16 October 1942, shortly before she participated in the invasion of Morocco. Santee was the only one in her class ever camouflaged in Measure 17.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Santee (ACV-29), probably taken on 16 October 1942, shortly before she participated in the invasion of Morocco. Santee was the only one in her class ever camouflaged in Measure 17.
USS Wake Island (CVE-65) underway on 5 January 1945 (80-G-301306).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Wake Island (CVE-65) underway with task group 77.4, en route to the Lingayen Gulf landings, 5 January 1945. Note the high frequency direction finder (HFDF) antenna atop her small foremast. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A. Photographed from USS Makin Island (CVE-93).
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Wake Island (CVE-65) underway with task group 77.4, en route to the Lingayen Gulf landings, 5 January 1945. Note the high frequency direction finder (HFDF) antenna atop her small foremast. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A. Photographed from USS Makin Island (CVE-93).
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USS Bogue ACV-9.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Bogue (ACV-9) underway near Norfolk, Virginia (USA), 20 June 1943.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Bogue (ACV-9) underway near Norfolk, Virginia (USA), 20 June 1943.
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USS Croatan CV-25 as Aviation Transport USNS (T-AKV 43) May 1967 Okinawa, Japan
USS Croatan CV-25 as Aviation Transport USNS (T-AKV 43) May 1967 Okinawa, Japan
USS Bougainville (CVE-100) at Pearl Harbor, circa 1945.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Bougainville (CVE-100) at Pearl Harbor, circa 1945.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Bougainville (CVE-100) at Pearl Harbor, circa 1945.
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The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99) ferrying planes, 31 December 1944. She left Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 26 December and reached Guam on 6 January 1945. Note the Consolidated PBY Catalina on the aft flight deck.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99) ferrying planes, 31 December 1944. She left Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 26 December and reached Guam on 6 January 1945. Note the Consolidated PBY Catalina on the aft flight deck.
USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) off Vasmon Island in March 1945.jpg
A U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) off Vasmon Island, Washington (USA), in March 1945.
A U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) off Vasmon Island, Washington (USA), in March 1945.
USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) underway in May 1944.jpeg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) underway on 8 May 1944. She had been commissioned on 15 April and was used as a training carrier, qualifying 2,509 pilots between May 1944 and August 1945.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) underway on 8 May 1944. She had been commissioned on 15 April and was used as a training carrier, qualifying 2,509 pilots between May 1944 and August 1945.
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USS Salerno Bay (CVE-110).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Salerno Bay (CVE-110) in the 1950s.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Salerno Bay (CVE-110) in the 1950s.
USS SAIDOR (CVE-117).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Saidor (CVE-117) pictured after making a turn to port.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Saidor (CVE-117) pictured after making a turn to port.
USS Chenango (CVE-28) underway 1944.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Chenango (CVE-28) operating in the Pacific, circa 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Chenango (CVE-28) operating in the Pacific, circa 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A.
USS Salamaua (CVE-96) underway off San Francisco c1945.jpeg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Salamaua (CVE-96) underway off San Francisco, California (USA). Salamaua was one of the few CVEs fitted with the SC-2 air search radar, and not SK-1 (mast, aft). Also note the SPS-4 radar (original designation SG-6) on the mast platform (forward).
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Salamaua (CVE-96) underway off San Francisco, California (USA). Salamaua was one of the few CVEs fitted with the SC-2 air search radar, and not SK-1 (mast, aft). Also note the SPS-4 radar (original designation SG-6) on the mast platform (forward).
USS Barnes (CVE-20) transporting P-38s and P-47s 1943.jpeg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Barnes (ACV-20) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 1 July 1943, transporting U.S. Army Air Forces Lockheed P-38 Lightning and Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Barnes (ACV-20) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 1 July 1943, transporting U.S. Army Air Forces Lockheed P-38 Lightning and Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft.
USS Hollandia (CVE-97) underway, circa 1944 (NNAM.1996.488.034.005).jpg
USS Hollandia (CVE-97) underway, circa 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 16A.
USS Hollandia (CVE-97) underway, circa 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 16A.
USS Vella Gulf CVE-111.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111) underway in August 1945.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111) underway in August 1945.
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) underway on 21 June 1944 (NH 64672).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) underway on 21 June 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) underway on 21 June 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A.
USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83) underway 1944.jpg
USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83) underway in 1944, camouflaged in Measure 32, Design 15A.
USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83) underway in 1944, camouflaged in Measure 32, Design 15A.
USS Marcus Island (CVE-77).jpg
USS Marcus Island (CVE-77). Undated, underway image showing flight deck lay out.
USS Marcus Island (CVE-77). Undated, underway image showing flight deck lay out.
USS Solomons CVE67.jpg
The U.S. Navy Casablanca-class aircraft carrier USS Solomons (CVE-67).
The U.S. Navy Casablanca-class aircraft carrier USS Solomons (CVE-67).
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USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108) underway on 5 September 1945.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108) underway on 5 September 1945.
Savo Island CVE-78.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Savo Island (CVE-78) underway in May 1944, location unknown. Note dismantled SO3C Seamew, a J2F Duck (minus its engine), and SOC Seagull and three F6F Hellcats lining the port side, with spare floats lashed down aft.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Savo Island (CVE-78) underway in May 1944, location unknown. Note dismantled SO3C Seamew, a J2F Duck (minus its engine), and SOC Seagull and three F6F Hellcats lining the port side, with spare floats lashed down aft.
CVE-91 CVE-90 at dock.jpg
The U.S. escort carriers USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) (nearer to the camera) and USS Thetis Bay (CVE-90) docked behind at Tacoma, Washington (USA). A third escort carrier is docked to the left.
The U.S. escort carriers USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) (nearer to the camera) and USS Thetis Bay (CVE-90) docked behind at Tacoma, Washington (USA). A third escort carrier is docked to the left.
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USS Block Island (CVE-21) leaving Norfolk, October 15, 1943.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway Atlantic Ocean, off the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, shortly after leaving Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 15 October 1943. She left for her first anti-submarine cruise, with aircraft from Composite Squadron 1 (VC-1) on deck: 9 General Motors FM-1 Wildcats (forward) and 12 Grummen TBF-1C Avenger. The photo was taken by a blimp of squadron ZP-14.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway Atlantic Ocean, off the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, shortly after leaving Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 15 October 1943. She left for her first anti-submarine cruise, with aircraft from Composite Squadron 1 (VC-1) on deck: 9 General Motors FM-1 Wildcats (forward) and 12 Grummen TBF-1C Avenger. The photo was taken by a blimp of squadron ZP-14.
USS Sicily (CVE-118) underway in April 1954 (NH 97317).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) underway with Vought F4U Corsair aircraft parked aft, April 1954.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) underway with Vought F4U Corsair aircraft parked aft, April 1954.
USS Severn (AO-61) and USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) underway in April 1944.jpg
The U.S. Navy fleet oiler USS Severn (AO-61) and the escort carrier USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) steaming together in April 1944, before Rudyerd Bay received her dazzle pattern camouflage.
The U.S. Navy fleet oiler USS Severn (AO-61) and the escort carrier USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) steaming together in April 1944, before Rudyerd Bay received her dazzle pattern camouflage.
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USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Tripoli (CVE-64) departs Hampton Roads, Virginia (USA), on 24 May 1944 with Composite Squadron 6 (VC-6); 12 TBM Avengers and 9 FM Wildcats) aboard. She is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A (although there are deviations from the original Bureau of Ships design drawing). Note the HF/DF mast forward.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Tripoli (CVE-64) departs Hampton Roads, Virginia (USA), on 24 May 1944 with Composite Squadron 6 (VC-6); 12 TBM Avengers and 9 FM Wildcats) aboard. She is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A (although there are deviations from the original Bureau of Ships design drawing). Note the HF/DF mast forward.
USS Thetis Bay (LPH-6) c1963.jpeg
The U.S. Navy helicopter carrier USS Thetis Bay (LPH-6), circa 1963.
The U.S. Navy helicopter carrier USS Thetis Bay (LPH-6), circa 1963.
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) underway in the Mindanao Sea on 3 January 1945 (NH 99106).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) operating with Task Force 77.4 in the Mindanao Sea, Philippines, 3 January 1945. Lunga Point is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 18A.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) operating with Task Force 77.4 in the Mindanao Sea, Philippines, 3 January 1945. Lunga Point is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 18A.
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USS Makin Island CVE-93.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Makin Island (CVE-93) underway in the southwestern Pacific, near Leyte, Philippine Islands, 18 November 1944. The ship is wearing Camouflage Measure 32, Design 16A.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Makin Island (CVE-93) underway in the southwestern Pacific, near Leyte, Philippine Islands, 18 November 1944. The ship is wearing Camouflage Measure 32, Design 16A.
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) underway circa 1944.jpg
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) underway whilst operating as an attack carrier in the Pacific, circa 1944.
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) underway whilst operating as an attack carrier in the Pacific, circa 1944.
USS Prince William (CVE-31).jpg
Broadside view of USS Prince William (CVE-31) off Mare Island on 13 February 1944. She was undergoing repairs at the yard from 15 January to 13 February 1944. Official Mare Island photo # 1007-44.
Broadside view of USS Prince William (CVE-31) off Mare Island on 13 February 1944. She was undergoing repairs at the yard from 15 January to 13 February 1944. Official Mare Island photo # 1007-44.
USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) in Narragansett Bay 1944.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) off Gould Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island (USA), 16 September 1944.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) off Gould Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island (USA), 16 September 1944.
USS White Plains (CVE-66) at San Diego, 8 March 1944.jpg
White Plains (CVE-66) at San Diego, 8 March 1944, with Wildcat fighters and Avenger torpedo bombers on her deck She is followed by a Fletcher-class destroyer in the pattern camouflage widely used in the Pacific during 1944.
White Plains (CVE-66) at San Diego, 8 March 1944, with Wildcat fighters and Avenger torpedo bombers on her deck She is followed by a Fletcher-class destroyer in the pattern camouflage widely used in the Pacific during 1944.
USS Point Cruz (CVE-119) underway on 25 June 1955 (NNAM.1996.488.035.047).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Point Cruz (CVE-119) underway with an Sikorsky HO4S-3S of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron HS-4 and Grumman S2F-1 Trackers of Antisubmarine Squadron VS-25 on board.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Point Cruz (CVE-119) underway with an Sikorsky HO4S-3S of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron HS-4 and Grumman S2F-1 Trackers of Antisubmarine Squadron VS-25 on board.
USS Puget Sound (CVE-113).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Puget Sound (CVE-113) underway.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Puget Sound (CVE-113) underway.
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Broadside view of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Altamaha (CVE-18) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 9 November 1943.
Broadside view of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Altamaha (CVE-18) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 9 November 1943.
USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) underway off Korea on 13 January 1952 (NNAM.1996.488.035.040).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) underway off Korea on 13 January 1952 operating Vought F4U Corsairs of Marine Fighter Squadron 212 (VMF-212).
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) underway off Korea on 13 January 1952 operating Vought F4U Corsairs of Marine Fighter Squadron 212 (VMF-212).
USS Suwannee (CVE-27) underway in Puget Sound on 31 January 1945.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27) underway at 17 knots in the Puget Sound, Washington (USA), 31 January 1945, after repairs from the Kamikaze attacks of October 1944.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27) underway at 17 knots in the Puget Sound, Washington (USA), 31 January 1945, after repairs from the Kamikaze attacks of October 1944.
USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) underway in 1945.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) underway, in 1945. She wears Camouflage Measure 21.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) underway, in 1945. She wears Camouflage Measure 21.
CVE-87 USS Steamer Bay.JPG
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87) with two Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, and two Grumman FM Wildcat fighters on deck.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87) with two Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, and two Grumman FM Wildcat fighters on deck.
USS Nassau (ACV-16) underway off Attu in May 1943.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Nassau (ACV-16) underway with a number of Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats of Composite Squadron 21 (VC-21) on her forward flight deck, in preparation for the invasion of Attu Island, in May 1943. Nassau was redesignated CVE-16 on 15 July 1943.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Nassau (ACV-16) underway with a number of Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats of Composite Squadron 21 (VC-21) on her forward flight deck, in preparation for the invasion of Attu Island, in May 1943. Nassau was redesignated CVE-16 on 15 July 1943.
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USS Long Island (CVE-1) underway on 10 June 1944.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Long Island (CVE-1) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 10 June 1944, photographed by a plane from Naval Air Station Alameda. She has 21 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters, 20 Douglas SBD Dauntless scout bombers and two Grumman J2F Duck utility planes parked on her flight deck. The ship is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 9A.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Long Island (CVE-1) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 10 June 1944, photographed by a plane from Naval Air Station Alameda. She has 21 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters, 20 Douglas SBD Dauntless scout bombers and two Grumman J2F Duck utility planes parked on her flight deck. The ship is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 9A.
USS Casablanca (CVE-55) in Puget Sound, circa in July 1943 (NH 106580).jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Casablanca (ACV-55) in the Puget Sound, Washington (USA), circa in July 1943, at about the time she was commissioned. Note that radar antennas have been deleted from this photo due to wartime censorship. She was redesignated CVE-55 on 15 July 1943.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Casablanca (ACV-55) in the Puget Sound, Washington (USA), circa in July 1943, at about the time she was commissioned. Note that radar antennas have been deleted from this photo due to wartime censorship. She was redesignated CVE-55 on 15 July 1943.
USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) underway c1945.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) underway.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) underway.
USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) underway in the Pacific Ocean, circa 1944.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) underway in the Pacific Ocean, circa 1944. She is painted in (a badly weathered) Camouflage Measure 33, Design 14A.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) underway in the Pacific Ocean, circa 1944. She is painted in (a badly weathered) Camouflage Measure 33, Design 14A.
USS Kwajalein (CVE-98) June 1944.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kwajalein (CVE-98) underway with six Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes parked on her flight deck.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kwajalein (CVE-98) underway with six Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes parked on her flight deck.
CVE 73 Gambier Bay.jpg
Gambier Bay (CVE-73), US Navy photo
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USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) underway at sea, circa in 1944.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) underway at sea, circa in 1944.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) underway at sea, circa in 1944.
USS Munda (CVE-104) in San Francisco Bay 1945.jpeg
The last U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier, USS Munda (CVE-104), at anchor in San Francisco Bay. Note her large post-war hull number on the island.
The last U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier, USS Munda (CVE-104), at anchor in San Francisco Bay. Note her large post-war hull number on the island.
Piasecki HUP of HU-2 rescues pilot near USS Block Island (CVE-106) on 12 August 1953.jpg
Recovery of the crew of a U.S. Navy Grumman AF-2 Guardian from Anti-Submarine Squadron 22 (VS-22) by a Piasecki HUP of Helicopter Utility Squadron 2 (HU-2) after the plane was forced to ditch immediately after launching in 1953. The parent escort carrier USS Block Island (CVE-106) is standing by in the background.
Recovery of the crew of a U.S. Navy Grumman AF-2 Guardian from Anti-Submarine Squadron 22 (VS-22) by a Piasecki HUP of Helicopter Utility Squadron 2 (HU-2) after the plane was forced to ditch immediately after launching in 1953. The parent escort carrier USS Block Island (CVE-106) is standing by in the background.
USS Siboney (CVE-112) underway on 3 February 1956.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Siboney (CVE-112) on 3 February 1956.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Siboney (CVE-112) on 3 February 1956.
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Launching of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Rabaul (CVE-121) at the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, Washington (USA), on 14 July 1945.
Launching of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Rabaul (CVE-121) at the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, Washington (USA), on 14 July 1945.
USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) underway transporting aircraft, circa 1945.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) underway transporting aircraft, date and place unknown.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) underway transporting aircraft, date and place unknown.
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The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) underway transporting aircraft.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) underway transporting aircraft.
USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85).jpg
USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85) at anchor off Majuro Atoll, 18 May 1944. She had just arrived from the West Coast of the United States with a deck load of replacement aircraft destined for the occupation of the Marshall Islands. Her camouflage, Measure 32 Design 15A, is still in good condition.
USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85) at anchor off Majuro Atoll, 18 May 1944. She had just arrived from the West Coast of the United States with a deck load of replacement aircraft destined for the occupation of the Marshall Islands. Her camouflage, Measure 32 Design 15A, is still in good condition.
USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) transporting aircraft c1945.jpeg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) underway transporting aircraft (Lockheed PV and Martin JD).
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) underway transporting aircraft (Lockheed PV and Martin JD).
USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) at anchor in Majuro Atoll, circa in 1944.jpg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) at anchor in Majuro Atoll, circa in August 1944.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) at anchor in Majuro Atoll, circa in August 1944.
USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) transporting F-86s 1950s.jpeg
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Winham Bay (T-CVU-92) passes under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California (USA), with a cargo of aircraft on her flight deck, 1958. Visible are 24 U.S. Air Force North American F-86D/L Sabre interceptors and two liaison aircraft. Four U.S. Navy aircraft are also on deck: two McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee fighters (one is BuNo 127575) and two Grumman F9F-5 Panther fighters (BuNo 125253, 125627). Note that her SK-1 radar has been removed.
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Winham Bay (T-CVU-92) passes under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California (USA), with a cargo of aircraft on her flight deck, 1958. Visible are 24 U.S. Air Force North American F-86D/L Sabre interceptors and two liaison aircraft. Four U.S. Navy aircraft are also on deck: two McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee fighters (one is BuNo 127575) and two Grumman F9F-5 Panther fighters (BuNo 125253, 125627). Note that her SK-1 radar has been removed.