The United States Navy had a sizable fleet of escort aircraft carriers during World War II and the early Cold War era that followed.

Name Hull number Class Laid Down Launched Commissioned Notes 7 July 193911 January 19402 June 1941 Built as Mormacmail (I) Unnamed 6 December 19305 December 1931 Cancelled conversion of Unnamed 20 January 193120 August 1932 Cancelled conversion of Unnamed 22 August 193831 August 1939 Cancelled conversion of Unnamed 1928 Cancelled conversion of Unnamed 7 June 193914 December 193917 November 1941 Built as Mormacland Became 28 November 193927 November 19402 March 1942 Built as Rio Hudson Became Sunk by , 15 November 1942 28 December 193918 December 19406 May 1942 Built as Rio Parana Became 19 January 19401 March 19412 October 1941 Built as Rio de la Plata Became Returned to USN, 4 October 1941 Redesignated , 20 August 1942 14 March 194012 April 1941 2 July 1942 Built as Rio de Janeiro Became Sunk by aviation fuel explosion, 27 March 1943 3 November 19417 March 194231 January 1943 Built as Mormacmail (II) Became 15 April 19414 April 194231 October 1942 Built as Mormacmail (III) Became 17 April 194127 September 194130 September 1942 Built as Steel Artisan Became 15 May 194122 May 19429 January 1943 Built as Mormacpenn Became 1 October 194115 January 194226 September 1942 Built as Steel Advocate 28 June 194115 February 19439 April 1943Built as Mormacgulf Became 27 October 194127 February 19428 November 1942 18 June 194121 October 194115 June 1942 2 January 194215 May 194210 December 1942 5 September 19414 April 194220 February 1943Became 6 October 19415 March 194221 December 1942 Became 27 November 19414 April 194220 August 1942 31 July 194118 July 194214 June 1943 Became 19 December 194122 May 194215 September 1942 15 December 19417 May 194228 April 1943 Became 19 January 19422 May 194220 February 1943 19 January 19421 May 19428 March 1943Unnamed 20 February 194220 June 19427 April 1943 Became 25 February 194227 June 194212 April 1943 Unnamed 11 April 194216 July 194225 April 1943 Became 15 April 1942 1 August 194228 April 1943 13 March 19394 November 193925 August 1942 Lead ship of her class (converted from oiler) 3 June 19384 March 193924 September 1942 10 July 19381 April 193919 September 1942 31 May 19384 March 193924 August 1942 19 January 19401 March 19413 March 1942 Same ship as "BAVG-4" and 18 May 194223 August 19429 April 1943 Last ship, first group of Bogue-class, sometimes referred to as Prince William-class 25 May 194219 September 194211 August 1943 Became First ship, second group of Bogue-class 9 June 19427 September 194228 October 1943 Became HMS Atheling (D51) 23 June 19427 October 19426 August 1943 Became 18 July 194218 October 194220 July 1943 Became 3 August 194211 November 19422 August 1943 Became 25 August 194215 December 19424 August 1943 Became 9 September 194230 December 194212 August 1943 Became 22 September 194230 January 194325 August 1943 Became 9 October 194220 February 194320 November 1943 Became 20 October 194222 March 19437 September 1943 Became 31 October 194222 March 19433 November 1943 Became 13 November 194221 April 194327 September 1943 Became 27 November 19426 May 194325 October 1943 Became 17 December 194218 May 194317 January 1944 Became 5 January 19432 June 19438 November 1943 Became 1 February 194316 June 194331 January 1944 Became 23 February 194315 July 194319 November 1943 Became 12 March 19432 August 19437 December 1943 Became 25 March 194321 August 194322 December 1943 Became HMS Ruler (D72) 26 April 19439 September 194331 December 1943 Became HMS Arbiter (D31) 10 May 194327 September 194320 January 1944 Became 21 May 19438 November 19435 February 1944 Became 5 June 194322 November 194318 February 1944 Became , last ship of Bogue-class 3 November 19425 April 19438 July 1943 Lead ship of her class 9 December 194219 April 19437 August 1943 1 May 194327 August 19435 August 1946 Originally named Alikula Bay, commissioned as Coral Sea (1943-1944), renamed Anzio (1944-1959) 17 December 194212 May 194331 August 1943 28 December 194226 May 194313 September 1943 5 January 19435 June 194325 September 1943 15 January 194310 July 19435 October 1943 17 January 194320 July 194314 October 1943 Midway 23 January 194317 August 194323 October 1943Originally named Chapin Bay, commissioned as Midway (1943-1944), renamed St. Lo (1944) 1 February 194313 July 194331 October 1943 6 February 194315 September 19437 November 1943 11 February 194327 September 194315 November 1943 19 March 19436 October 194321 November 1943 26 April 194315 October 194327 November 1943 May 194324 October 19434 December 1943Laid down as Type S4-S2-BB3 oiler, completed as CVE-69 18 May 19431 November 19439 December 1943 3 May 19438 November 194315 December 1943 7 June 194315 November 194321 December 1943 10 July 194322 November 194328 December 1943Only American aircraft carrier sunk by enemy surface gunfire during World War II at the Battle off Samar. 20 July 194328 November 19433 January 1944 17 August 19434 December 194311 January 1944 2 September 194311 December 194318 January 1944 15 September 194316 December 194326 January 1944 27 September 194322 December 19433 February 1944 6 October 194329 December 194311 February 1944 15 October 19435 January 194418 February 1944 24 October 194312 January 194425 February 1944 1 November 194319 January 19442 March 1944 8 November 194331 January 19449 March 1944 15 March 19434 February 194415 March 1944 22 November 194312 February 194421 March 1944 23 November 194319 February 194428 March 1944 4 December 194326 February 19444 April 1944 11 December 19433 March 19449 April 1944Name changed from Tananek Bay 6 November 1943 16 December 194310 March 194415 April 1944 22 December 194316 March 194412 April 1944 29 December 194322 March 194427 April 1944 5 January 194429 March 19443 May 1944 12 January 19445 April 19449 May 1944 19 January 194411 April 194414 May 1944 31 January 194417 April 194420 May 1944 4 February 194422 April 194426 May 1944Originally named Anguilla Bay 12 February 194428 April 19441 June 1944 19 February 19444 May 19447 June 1944 26 February 194410 May 194413 June 1944 3 March 194416 May 194418 June 1944 10 March 194422 May 194424 June 1944 16 March 194427 May 194430 June 1944 22 March 19442 June 19446 July 1944 29 March 194427 May 19448 July 1944 Last ship of Casablanca-class 23 September 19439 May 194427 November 1944 Lead ship of her class 25 October 194310 June 194430 December 1944 29 November 194320 July 19445 February 1945 16 December 194315 August 194412 May 1945 10 January 194412 September 19445 March 1945 7 February 194426 September 194419 May 1945 7 March 194419 October 19449 April 1945 1 April 19449 November 194414 May 1945Laid down as Frosty Bay, renamed Siboney 26 April 1944 12 May 194420 September 194418 June 1945 15 June 194429 December 194422 October 1945 25 July 194425 January 194516 July 1945 18 August 194415 February 194514 November 1945 29 September 194417 March 19454 September 1945 23 October 194414 April 194527 February 1946 4 December 194418 May 194516 October 1945 2 January 194527 June 19454 December 1945 29 January 194514 June 1945Acquired by the Navy 30 August 1946, never commissioned. 19 February 19456 August 194515 January 1946 20 March 19455 September 1945Acquired by the Navy 30 July 1946, never commissioned. 2 April 1945 Laid down, cancelled before launch 20 April 1945 1 May 1945 22 May 1945 Unnamed Cancelled Cancelled / Last ship of Commencement Bay-class

See also List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy List of United States Navy ships - abbreviated list - detailed list List of aircraft carriers List of aircraft carriers in service Timeline for aircraft carrier service List of aircraft carriers by configuration List of sunken aircraft carriers List of amphibious warfare ships List of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy List of seaplane carriers of the Royal Navy

Notes and references

The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, by James C. Fahey, Associate, United States Naval Institute, 1945 (Victory Edition)