Category: ww2 US Carriers

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: February 12, 2024
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Commencement Bay class escort carriers (1943)

US Navy 19 Escort Aircraft Carriers (1943-45) 35 planned, 16 cancelled) CVE-105 – CVE-123: Commencement Bay, Block Island, Gilbert Islands,…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 6, 2024
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Saipan class Light Aircraft Carriers

USA (1945) USS Saipan (CVL-48), Wright (CVL-49) – service 1947-1980 Light Carriers based on heavy cruisers Two light carriers, Saipan…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 20, 2019
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USS Langley (1920)

USS Langley (CV-1) (1920) USA (1920) – Aircraft Carrier The First American Aircraft Carrier (CV-1): Barely one year after the…