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List Of Escort Carriers By Country
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. For the list of fleet and light carriers see List of aircraft carriers by country. Carriers operated Japan * ''Taiyo'' class ** ''Taiyo'' ** ''Unyō'' ** ''Chuyo'' * ''Kaiyo'' * ''Shinyo'' * Shimane Maru class escort carrier Escort carriers and similar aviation vessels operated by the Japanese Imperial Army: * ''Yamashio Maru'' * ''Akitsu Maru'' * ''Nigitsu Maru'' * ''Kumano Maru'' United Kingdom * ''Audacity'' (D10) * ''Long Island'' class ** ''Archer'' (D78) * ''Avenger'' class ** ''Avenger'' (D14) ** ''Biter'' (D97) ** ''Charger'' - transfer to Royal Navy in 1941 reversed immediately ** ''Dasher'' * ''Bogue'' class ** RN ''Attacker'' class *** ''Battler'' *** ''Attacker'' *** ''Hunter'' *** ''Chaser'' *** ''Fencer'' *** ''Stalker'' *** ''Pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escort Carrier
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 slow type of aircraft carrier used by the Royal Navy, the United States Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II. They were typically half the length and a third the displacement of larger fleet carriers, slower, more-lightly armed and armored, and carried fewer planes. Escort carriers were most often built upon a commercial ship hull, so they were cheaper and could be built quickly. This was their principal advantage as they could be completed in greater numbers as a stop-gap when fleet carriers were scarce. However, the lack of protection made escort carriers particularly vulnerable, and several were sunk with great loss of life. The light carrier (U.S. hull classification symbol CVL) was a similar concept to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Avenger (D14)
HMS ''Avenger'' was a Royal Navy escort aircraft carrier during the Second World War. In 1939 she was laid down as the merchant ship ''Rio-Hudson'' at the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company yard in Chester, Pennsylvania. Launched on 27 November 1940, she was converted to an escort carrier and transferred under the lend lease agreement to the Royal Navy. She was commissioned on 2 March 1942. ''Avenger''s capacity allowed for a maximum of 15 aircraft. In September 1942, she took part in what was the largest and most successful Russian convoy to date. Upon her return home, after observing a number of design faults, ''Avenger''s captain drew up recommendations for future escort carrier design. In November 1942 she took part in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa, where she suffered engine problems. While leaving North Africa to start the journey home ''Avenger'' was sunk by the on 15 November 1942 at 3:20am GMT, 9 hours after leaving Gibraltar for Britain, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Searcher (D40)
HMS ''Searcher'' was a ''Ruler''-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy. Built in Seattle as a ''Bogue''-class, she was transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease. Launched in 1942 she served until 29 November 1945. She was sold into merchant service and renamed ''Captain Theo''. In 1966, she was renamed again to ''Oriental Banker'' and was finally scrapped in Taiwan in 1976. Design and description Ruler-class ships were larger and had a greater aircraft capacity than the preceding American-built escort carrier classes, and were laid down as escort carriers, not converted from merchant ships. They had a complement of 646 men and an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of .Cocker (2008), p.82. Propulsion was provided by one shaft, two boilers and a steam turbine giving 9,350 shaft horsepower, which could propel the ship at .Cocker (2008), p.79. Aircraft facilities were a small combined bridge–flight control on the starboard side, two aircraft lifts by , one ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Striker (D12)
The name ''Prince William'' (CVE-19) (earlier AVG-19 then ACV-19) was assigned to MC hull 198, a converted C3 laid down by the Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Francisco, California, 15 December 1941. Designated for transfer to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Agreement, she was renamed and launched as HMS ''Striker'' (D12), 7 May 1942; redesignated ACV-19, 20 August 1942; delivered to the United States Navy 28 April 1943; and transferred to the Royal Navy 18 May 1943. Redesignated CVE-19, on the US Navy List, 15 July 1943. During November and December 1944, she was in transit between Scotland and Australia with ferrying Mosquito aircraft for use in the Far East Theatre. From March to August 1945 the ship was part of the British Pacific Fleet attached to the 30th Aircraft Carrier Squadron as its flagship. She served with the Royal Navy throughout the remainder of World War II. She was returned to the US Navy, at Norfolk, on 12 February 1946 and struck from the Naval Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Pursuer (D73)
USS ''St. George'' (CVE-17) (originally AVG-17 then ACV-17) was laid down on 31 July 1941 as a C3-S-A2 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Hull 296 of Pascagoula, Mississippi, under Maritime Commission contract as the (second) SS ''Mormacland'' for Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., (MC Hull 163). She was renamed ''St. George'' (AVG-17) by the United States Navy on 7 January 1942; and assigned to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease as HMS ''Pursuer'' on 24 February 1942. The vessel was launched on 18 July 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Mary Ann S. Bartman. The escort carrier was reclassified ACV-17 on 20 August 1942, acquired by the US Navy and simultaneously transferred to Britain on 14 June 1943. She was reclassified CVE-17 on 15 July 1943. Design and description There were eight s in service with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. They were built between 1941 and 1942 by the Ingalls Shipbuilding and Western Pipe & Steel shipyards in the United States, both building four ships each.Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Fencer (D64)
HMS ''Fencer'' (D64/R308) was an American-built that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Acquired by the United States Navy for conversion to a ; she was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned as ''Fencer'' on 1 March 1943, under the Lend-Lease agreement. She spent most of her career escorting convoys in the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean, she transferred to the British East Indies Fleet in October 1944. Construction ''Fencer'' was laid down 5 September 1941, as a C3-S-A1 freighter, under Maritime Commission contract, MC hull #197, by Western Pipe and Steel Company, in San Francisco, California. The hull was purchased by the US Navy to be converted to a and named ''Croatan'' (AVG-14). While under construction she was transferred to the Admiralty under the Lend-Lease agreement, with a Royal Navy commissioning crew arriving in May 1942, under the command of Commander C.N. Lentaigne, RN. She was launched on 4 April 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Powers Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Chaser (D32)
HMS ''Chaser'' (D32/R306/A727) was an American-built that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Acquired by the United States Navy for conversion to a ; she was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned as ''Chaser'' on 9 April 1943, under the Lend-Lease agreement. She spent most of her career escorting convoys in Arctic, she transferred to the British Pacific Fleet in March 1945. Construction ''Chaser'' was laid down on 28 June 1941, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 162, by Ingalls Shipbuilding, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, as ''Mormacgulf''. Her name was changed to ''Mormacdove'' on 5 December 1941. She was launched on 19 June 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Eugene T. Oates. After she was acquired by the US Navy, she was renamed ''Breton'' and designated AVG-10. On 20 August 1942, she was reclassified ACV-10. On 9 April, she was again reclassified, now CVE-10, and transferred to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease program and commissioned as HMS '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Hunter (D80)
USS ''Block Island'' (CVE-8) (originally AVG and then ACV) was an escort aircraft carrier that served during World War II. The ship was laid down on 15 May 1941 as ''Mormacpenn'' under Maritime Commission contract at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Ingalls Shipbuilding, acquired by the United States Navy on 9 January 1943 and simultaneously transferred via the Lend-Lease program to the United Kingdom as ''Trailer''. On 11 January 1943, the ship was renamed HMS ''Hunter'' (D80) and commissioned by the Royal Navy. In March 1945 was attached to the 21st Aircraft Carrier Squadron. She participated in Operation Jurist and Operation Tiderace in August 1945, the reoccupation of Malaya and Singapore from the Japanese. The vessel was returned to United States' custody 29 December 1945 and sold into merchant service on 17 January 1947 as ''Almdijk''. In October 1965 the ship was sold for scrapping in Spain. Design and description There were eight s in service with the Royal Navy during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Attacker (D02)
HMS ''Attacker'' (D02) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Converted from a merchantman under construction, she was commissioned by the United States Navy on 30 September 1942, as USS ''Barnes'' (CVE-7), a ; she was decommissioned and transferred to the Royal Navy on the same day under the Lend-Lease agreement. ''Attacker'' served throughout the war, first as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. After further conversion by the Royal Navy in October 1943, into an assault carrier, the ship was active in the Mediterranean, and later the war in the Pacific. In late August 1945, ''Attacker'' witnessed the Japanese surrender of Penang, in Malaya, as part of Operation Jurist. Construction The merchantman ''Steel Artisan'' was laid down on 17 April 1941, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 171, by Western Pipe and Steel Company of San Francisco. She was renamed ''Barnes'' (AVG-7) on 3 September 1941, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Battler (D18)
HMS ''Battler'' (D18) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Converted from a merchantman under construction, she was acquired by the United States Navy on 31 October 1942, as a ; she was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned ''Battler'' on the same day under the Lend-Lease agreement. ''Battler''s first duty was as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. The ship was active in the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, and later, the war in the Pacific. She served as a convoy escort, aircraft ferry, and anti-submarine escort during the war. Construction She was laid down on 15 April 1941, as a C3-S-A1, the third replacement for the freighter ''Mormacmail'', for Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., under Maritime Commission contract at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Ingalls Shipbuilding, MC Hull 160. She was purchased by the United States Navy on 7 January 1942, for conversion to a and renamed ''Altamaha''. On 17 March 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogue-class Escort Carrier
The ''Bogue'' class were a class of 45 escort carriers built in the United States for service with the US Navy and the Royal Navy, through the Lend-Lease program, during World War II. Following the war, ten ''Bogue''-class ships were kept in service by the US Navy and were reclassified for helicopter and aircraft transport operations. The first 22 ships of the class were converted from finished, or near finished, Maritime Commission C3-S-A1 and C3-S-A2 ships, with 11 retained by the US Navy, and the other 11 transferring to the Royal Navy, where they were renamed and grouped as the . was the last of the USN ships built and comprised all of the lessons learned in the earlier ships, sometimes it is referred to as its own subclass of the ''Bogue'' class. The remaining 23 ships were built from the keel up on C3-class designs and classified as , or the ''Ameer''-class. Following the war, those ships that served with the Royal Navy were returned to the United States and were either s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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