Escort carriers
US Navy
The Bogue class escort carrier USS Copahee (CVE 12) of the US Navy.
All Escort carrier classes (in service with the US Navy).
| Class | Commissioned | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Island / Archer (2) | 1941 - 1941 | |
| Bogue (18) | 1942 - 1943 | |
| Sangamon (4) | 1942 - 1942 | |
| Casablanca (50) | 1943 - 1944 | |
| Repeat Bogue (24) | 1943 - 1943 | |
| Commencement Bay (23) | 1944 - 1946 |
6 ship classes.
Please note that we list the classes by navies that initiated/owned the class.
Often vessels of certain classes were then built for other nations (or lent), those ships are not visible here but only through the navies pages or by looking into each class.
War losses: Escort carriers
| Date | Vessel | Class | ||
1941 | ||||
 | 21 Dec 1941 | HMS Audacity (D 10) | Audacity | |
1942 | ||||
| 15 Nov 1942 | HMS Avenger (D 14) | Avenger / Charger | |
1943 | ||||
| 27 Mar 1943 | HMS Dasher (D 37) | Avenger / Charger | |
 | 24 Nov 1943 | USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56) | Casablanca | |
1944 | ||||
| 29 May 1944 | USS Block Island (ii) (CVE 21) | Bogue | |
| 25 Oct 1944 | USS Gambier Bay (CVE 73) | Casablanca | |
| 25 Oct 1944 | USS Midway (i) / St. Lo (CVE 63) | Casablanca | |
1945 | ||||
| 4 Jan 1945 | USS Ommaney Bay (CVE 79) | Casablanca | |
| 21 Feb 1945 | USS Bismark Sea (CVE 95) | Casablanca | |
9 Escort carriers lost. See all Allied Warship losses.
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