The list of escort carriers by country includes all
escort aircraft carriers
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 ...
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
This list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft, that serves ...
.
Carriers operated
Japan
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''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
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''Audacity'' (D10)
*
''Long Island'' class
**
''Archer'' (D78)
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''Avenger'' class
**
''Avenger'' (D14)
**
''Biter'' (D97)
**
''Charger'' - transfer to Royal Navy in 1941 reversed immediately
**
''Dasher''
*
''Bogue'' class
** RN ''Attacker'' class
***
''Battler''
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''Attacker''
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''Hunter''
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''Chaser''
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''Fencer''
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''Stalker''
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''Pursuer''
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''Striker''
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''Searcher''
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''Ravager''
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''Tracker''
** RN ''Ameer'' or ''Ruler'' class
***
''Slinger''
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''Atheling''
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''Emperor''
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''Ameer''
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''Begum''
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''Trumpeter''
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''Empress''
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''Khedive''
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''Speaker''
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''Nabob''
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''Premier''
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''Shah''
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''Patroller''
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''Rajah''
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''Ranee''
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''Trouncer''
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''Thane''
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''Queen''
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''Ruler''
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''Arbiter''
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''Smiter''
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''Puncher''
***
''Reaper''
*
''Activity'' (D94)
*
''Nairana'' class
**
''Nairana'' (D05) (to
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Royal Netherlands Navy ( nl, Koninklijke Marine, links=no) is the naval force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
During the 17th century, the navy of the Dutch Republic (1581–1795) was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world an ...
as
''Karel Doorman'')
**
''Vindex'' (D15)
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''Pretoria Castle'' (F61)
*
''Campania'' (D48)
United States
Date ranges are commissioning dates, ship counts includes United States Navy and lend-leased Royal Navy vessels (i.e. production totals), count in parenthesis is the number of ships in US service. The degree to which hulls were completed before conversion varies from not at all to already launched.
* 2 (1)
''Long Island'' class (Jun 1941 — Nov 1941,
Type C3 ship
Type C3-class ships were the third type of cargo ship designed by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) in the late 1930s. As it had done with the Type C1 ships and Type C2 ships, MARCOM circulated preliminary plans for comment. The desi ...
conversion)
* 45 (11)
''Bogue'' class (Jun 1942 — Jun 1943, Type C3 conversion)
* 4 (4)
''Sangamon'' class (Aug 1942 — Sep 1942,
T3 tanker
The T3 tanker, or T3, are a class of seaworthy large tanker ships produced in the United States and used to transport fuel oil, gasoline or diesel before and during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The T3 tanker classif ...
conversion)
* 4 (1)
''Charger'' class (Mar 1942 — Jul 1942, Type C3 conversion)
* 50 (50)
''Casablanca'' class (Jul 1943 — Jul 1944)
* 19 (19)
''Commencement Bay'' class (Nov 1944 — Feb 1946)
See also
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List of escort aircraft carriers of the Second World War
This is a list of aircraft carriers of the Second World War.
Aircraft carriers serve as a seagoing airbases, equipped with a flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying and recovering aircraft. Typically, they are the capital shi ...
References
Further reading
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Escort Carriers
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 ...
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