196:, 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
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Europe. Too few fleet carriers were available to simultaneously transport aircraft to distant bases, support amphibious invasions, offer carrier landing training for replacement pilots, conduct anti-submarine patrols, and provide defensive air cover for deployed battleships and cruisers. The foregoing mission requirements limited use of fleet carriers' unique offensive strike capability demonstrated at the
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469:(unlike on a normal-sized carrier, where the funnels were integrated into the island). Although the first escort carriers had only one aircraft elevator, having two elevators (one fore and one aft), along with the single aircraft catapult, quickly became standard. The carriers employed the same system of arresting cables and tail hooks as on the big carriers, and procedures for
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aircraft attacking other ships were shot down. Ultimately the superior
Japanese surface force withdrew, believing they were confronted by a stronger force than was the case. Most of the damage to the Japanese fleet was inflicted by torpedoes fired by destroyers, and bombs from the carriers' aircraft.
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campaign. In this role they provided air cover for the troopships and flew the first wave of attacks on beach fortifications in amphibious landing operations. On occasion, they even escorted the large carriers, serving as emergency airstrips and providing fighter cover for their larger sisters while
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imposed limits on the maximum size and total tonnage of aircraft carriers for the five main naval powers. Later treaties largely kept these provisions. As a result, construction between the World Wars had been insufficient to meet operational needs for aircraft carriers as World War II expanded from
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The Royal Navy had recognized a need for carriers to defend its trade routes in the 1930s. While designs had been prepared for "trade protection carriers" and five suitable liners identified for conversion, nothing further was done mostly because there were insufficient aircraft for even the fleet
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The slow carriers could not outrun 30-knot (35 mph; 56 km/h) cruisers. They launched their aircraft and maneuvered to avoid shellfire, helped by smoke screens, for over an hour. "Taffy 3" bore the brunt of the fight. The Taffy ships took dozens of hits, mostly from armor-piercing rounds
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that were put into service by the
British and Dutch as an emergency measure until dedicated escort carriers became available. As convoy escorts, they were used by the Royal Navy to provide air scouting, to ward off enemy long-range scouting aircraft and, increasingly, to spot and hunt submarines.
369:) on 15 July 1943 reflected upgraded status from auxiliary to combatant. They were informally known as "Jeep carriers" or "baby flattops". It was quickly found that the escort carriers had better performance than light carriers, which tended to pitch badly in moderate to high seas. The
845:, sunk in this action, was the only U.S. carrier lost to enemy surface gunfire in the war; the Japanese concentration of fire on this one carrier assisted the escape of the others. The carriers' only substantial armament—aside from their aircraft—was a single 5-inch (127 mm)
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design, but the U.S. had already begun their own escort carrier. On 1 February 1941, the United States Chief of Naval
Operations gave priority to construction of naval auxiliaries for aircraft transport. U.S. ships built to meet these needs were initially referred to as
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because of their ability to carry large numbers of aircraft. Redesignated AKV (air transport auxiliary), they were manned by a civilian crew and used to ferry whole aircraft and spare parts from the U.S. to Army, Air Force and Marine bases in
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The ships sent to the Royal Navy were slightly modified, partly to suit the traditions of that service. Among other things the ice-cream making machines were removed, since they were considered unnecessary luxuries on ships which provided a
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Often additional escort carriers joined convoys, not as fighting ships but as transporters, ferrying aircraft from the U.S. to
Britain; twice as many aircraft could be carried by storing aircraft on the flight deck as well as in the hangar.
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had all her aircraft handling equipment removed and four tall radio antennas installed on her long, flat deck. In lieu of aircraft, the hangar deck now had 24 military radio transmitter trucks bolted to its floor. Rechristened
226:. Initially escort carriers accompanied the merchant ships and helped to fend off attacks from aircraft and submarines. As numbers increased later in the war, escort carriers also formed part of hunter-killer groups that
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2227:, the ship was used as a communication relay ship and served dutifully through the Vietnam War as a floating radio station, relaying transmissions between the forces on the ground and the command centers back home. Like
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CVL) able to operate at battle fleet speeds. Slower conversions were classified as "escort carriers" and were considered naval auxiliaries suitable for pilot training and transport of aircraft to distant bases.
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became a full amphibious assault ship (LHP-6). Although in service only from 1955 (the year of her conversion) to 1964, the experience gained in her training exercises greatly influenced the design of today's
1028:(MAC) carried trade cargo in addition to operating aircraft. Aircraft transports carried larger numbers of planes by eliminating accommodation for operating personnel and storage of fuel and ammunition.
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of that of a large carrier, but this was still a bigger complement than most naval vessels. U.S. escort carriers were large enough to have facilities such as a permanent canteen or snack bar, called a
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Allied escort carriers were typically around 500 ft (150 m) long, not much more than half the length of the almost 900 ft (270 m) fleet carriers of the same era, but were less than
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Atlantic anti-submarine warfare proved these ships capable aircraft carriers for ship formations moving at the speed of trade or amphibious invasion convoys. U.S. classification revision to
1013:: 19 ships, all in USN service, including two that were accepted but not commissioned and laid up for many years after the war. Four more units were canceled and scrapped on the building slips. The
816:. This left about 450 aircraft from 16 small and slow escort carriers in three task units ("Taffies"), armed primarily to bomb ground forces, and their protective screen of destroyers and slower
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Among their crews, CVE was sarcastically said to stand for "Combustible, Vulnerable, and
Expendable", and the CVEs were called "Kaiser coffins" in honor of Casablanca-class manufacturer
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escort, rather than as part of a naval strike force, many of the escort carriers produced were assigned to the Royal Navy for the duration of the war under the
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recommended construction of naval auxiliaries for pilot training. In early 1941 the
British asked the U.S. to build on their behalf six carriers of an improved
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of the way under the flight deck and housed a combination of 24–30 fighters and bombers organized into one single "composite squadron". By comparison, a late
200:(U.S. hull classification symbol CVL) was a similar concept to the escort carrier in most respects, but was fast enough to operate alongside fleet carriers.
736:, AO-33, was rebuilt to be an escort carrier. The T3 tanker size and speed made the T3 a useful escort carrier. There were two classes of T3 hull carriers:
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mounted on the stern, but the pursuing
Japanese cruisers closed to within range of these guns. One of the guns damaged the burning Japanese heavy cruiser
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Philippines on 25 October 1944. The Japanese lured Admiral
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these were busy readying or refueling their own planes. They also transported aircraft and spare parts from the U.S. to remote island airstrips.
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of the laundry room were removed, since "all a British sailor needs to keep clean is a bucket and a bar of soap" (quoted from Warrilow).
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In all, 130 Allied escort carriers were launched or converted during the war. Of these, six were British conversions of merchant ships:
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to protect undefended troop and supply ships in Leyte Gulf. No Japanese threat was believed to be in the area, but a force of four
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that could carry a single (disposable) fighter. In the interim, before escort carriers could be supplied, they also brought in
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class, no new escort carriers were designed, and with every downsizing of the navy, the CVEs were the first to be mothballed.
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was designed to incorporate the best features of American CVLs on a more stable hull with a less expensive propulsion system.
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Of the 151 aircraft carriers built in the U.S. during World War II, 122 were escort carriers, though no examples survive. The
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could now take over the CVE's role in a convoy while also performing their usual role as submarine hunters. Ship-mounted
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personnel. Both ships served in the North Atlantic while nominally under the British fleet and carrying aircraft of the
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classes were purpose-designed and purpose-built carriers drawing on the experience gained with the previous classes.
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CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the
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was stricken in 1976 helped develop today's purpose-built
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
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was converted from the captured German merchant ship MV
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Evans, Robert L. (August 1976). "Cinderella Carriers".
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act. They supplemented and then replaced the converted
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2895:. Vol. XII. Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books.
2838:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications.
2755:. British Warship Development. Chatham Publishing.
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List of United States Navy escort aircraft carriers
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2921:Nabob, the First Canadian-manned Aircraft Carrier
1938:List of aircraft carriers of the Second World War
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2557:Krueger-Kopiske, Karsten-Kunibert (2007).
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2331:List of aircraft carriers of World War II
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2212:In the second conversion, in 1961,
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681:Of the U.S.-built escort carriers,
2306:List of escort carriers by country
1809:tanker merchant aircraft carriers
921:list of escort carriers by country
545:, converted military oilers). The
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2526:Toppan, Andrew (1 January 1998).
978:: Four ships, all in USN service.
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732:is an example of how a T3 tanker
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2058:QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval guns
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1004:: 50 ships, all in USN service.
969:) and three in British service.
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3098:Anti-submarine warfare carrier
2615:Schultz, L. R. (Spring 1977).
2281:Spanish aircraft carrier
1356:United States, Canada, and UK
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717:brought up an urgent need for
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2855:20 Million Tons Under The Sea
2791:Convoy Rescue Ships 1940–1945
2417:United States Naval Institute
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2928:Y'Blood, William T. (1987).
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476:The crew size was less than
342:) in February 1942 and then
172:used by the Royal Navy, the
3767:Ballistic missile submarine
3613:Mine countermeasures vessel
2853:Gallery, Daniel V. (1965).
2717:. Arco Publishing Company.
2586:"USS Mispillion (T-AO-105)"
1924:-type landing craft carrier
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3196:Pre-dreadnought battleship
3006:in 19th and 20th centuries
2875:Goldberg, Mark H. (1992).
2868:The Aircraft Carrier Guide
2489:about.kaiserpermanente.org
2459:about.kaiserpermanente.org
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3143:Interdiction Assault Ship
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2910:Poolman, Kenneth (1972).
2864:Le Guide des Porte-Avions
2836:Escort Carriers in Action
2808:Canaday, John L. (1990).
2774:. Naval Institute Press.
2770:Friedman, Norman (1983).
2736:. Naval Institute Press.
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1994:875 ft (267 m)
1991:625 ft (191 m)
1988:495 ft (151 m)
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2919:Warrilow, Betty (1989).
2862:Galuppini, Gino (1981).
2751:Brown, David K. (2000).
2628:National Security Agency
2626:. Fort Meade, Maryland:
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2857:. New York: Ballantine.
2014:95 ft (29 m)
2011:92 ft (28 m)
2008:72 ft (22 m)
2005:69 ft (21 m)
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239:Fast Carrier Task Force
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2793:. World Ship Society.
2789:Hague, Arnold (1998).
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178:Imperial Japanese Navy
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2732:Brown, David (1995).
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2914:. London: Ian Allan.
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2834:Adcock, Al (1996).
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1800:9,000 tons (gross)
1755:8,000 tons (gross)
810:William Halsey, Jr.
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677:Royal Canadian Navy
471:launch and recovery
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2885:Morison, Samuel E.
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3845:Arsenal ship
3684:Crane vessel
3679:Command ship
3618:Mine planter
3596:Mine warfare
3562:Missile boat
3529:Torpedo boat
3489:Motor launch
3452:Patrol craft
3357:Radar picket
3163:Supercarrier
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3895:Mother ship
3734:Repair ship
3633:Minesweeper
3509:Patrol boat
3464:Armed yacht
3186:Dreadnought
3173:Battleships
3000:Naval ships
2499:22 November
2469:22 November
2412:Proceedings
2175:Vietnam War
2144:jet fighter
2053:, light AA
2043:, light AA
1976:Illustrious
1899:Kumano Maru
1640:7,800 tons
1421:Akitsu Maru
1359:9,800 tons
1264:8,200 tons
1217:9,000 tons
1199:Long Island
943:Long Island
935:Long Island
927:Lend-Leased
900:Gambier Bay
842:Gambier Bay
822:battleships
797:Gambier Bay
755:Guadalcanal
407:Ommaney Bay
354:Long Island
266:Development
209:air support
3949:Ship types
3943:Categories
3921:Ship types
3880:Guard ship
3754:Submarines
3689:Depot ship
3623:Minehunter
2706:References
2685:Brown 1977
2673:Brown 1977
2661:Brown 1995
2385:Brown 2000
2361:Brown 2000
2349:Hague 1998
2288:HTMS
2242:Blue Ridge
2229:Thetis Bay
2202:Thetis Bay
2189:Thetis Bay
2152:Korean War
2140:helicopter
2127:817 + 390
2081:Aircraft:
1936:See also:
1628:Casablanca
1000:Casablanca
894:Casablanca
749:destroyers
740:class and
723:T3 tankers
721:, so some
643:Lend-Lease
567:Royal Navy
556:Casablanca
488:gedunk bar
251:Casablanca
192:of larger
166:Royal Navy
112:April 2021
82:newspapers
3628:Minelayer
3443:Troopship
3371:Transport
3337:Escorteur
3317:Destroyer
3058:Broadside
3026:auxiliary
3021:submarine
2263:USS
2259:Annapolis
2233:Annapolis
2224:Annapolis
2222:USS
2214:USS
2187:USS
2046:light AA
2036:Armament
2031:23,000 t
2028:27,100 t
2025:11,000 t
1682:HMS
1374:USS
1318:HMS
1251:USS
1232:HMS
1204:HMS
1197:USS
1169:HMS
1141:HMS
1086:USS
1058:HMS
1049:Aircraft
964:USS
948:HMS
941:USS
915:The ships
863:USS
840:USS
814:3rd Fleet
795:USS
753:USS
727:USS
695:Vancouver
586:does not
503:HMS
492:ice cream
435:long tons
418:kamikazes
399:USS
392:HMS
385:HMS
352:USS
316:CAM ships
301:HMS
140:HMS
3870:Flagship
3603:Danlayer
3474:Corvette
3352:Kaibōkan
3221:Cruisers
3113:CAM ship
3068:Casemate
3004:warships
2887:(1958).
2594:Archived
2563:Archived
2536:Archived
2493:Archived
2463:Archived
2297:See also
2273:Cold War
2156:frigates
2142:and the
2022:9,800 t
1985:Length:
1464:Campania
1388:Chenango
1376:Sangamon
1320:Activity
1171:Audacity
989:Attacker
974:Sangamon
870:kamikaze
858:kamikaze
832:cruisers
830:, eight
738:Sangamon
729:Suwannee
541:Sangamon
523:Activity
517:Campania
505:Audacity
331:Audacity
308:Hannover
303:Audacity
279:and the
142:Audacity
3914:Related
3890:Monitor
3824:Wet sub
3669:Collier
3587:Shin'yō
3582:PT boat
3479:Gunboat
3342:Frigate
3073:Turrets
2634:5 April
2630:: 20–23
2600:5 April
2569:5 April
2542:5 April
2239:of the
2098:Speed:
1844:Shin'yō
1695:17,400
1591:Miralda
1573:Ancylus
1567:Amastra
1546:class (
1518:Nairana
1435:Japan (
1382:Suwanee
1253:Charger
1234:Avenger
1088:Langley
1040:Nation
966:Charger
958:Avenger
767:In the
744:class.
687:Puncher
607:removed
592:sources
511:Nairana
481:⁄
467:funnels
450:⁄
428:⁄
387:Avenger
224:U-boats
218:In the
205:convoys
96:scholar
3819:U-boat
3547:E-boat
3514:Q-ship
3300:Escort
2940:
2899:
2842:
2797:
2778:
2759:
2740:
2721:
2124:3,448
2121:1,569
2115:Crew:
2064:Armor
2002:Beam:
1978:-class
1969:-class
1960:-class
1951:-class
1852:Japan
1664:Japan
1597:Rapana
1585:Macoma
1579:Gadila
1561:Alexia
1549:Acavus
1544:Rapana
1535:15–20
1508:15–20
1491:Vindex
1394:Santee
1365:15–21
1337:10–15
1300:Japan
1270:15–21
1246:Dasher
1223:15–21
1206:Archer
1143:Hermes
1123:Japan
1052:Notes
1046:Speed
950:Archer
909:museum
907:Midway
896:-class
882:Midway
852:Chōkai
827:Yamato
691:Tacoma
639:convoy
535:Vindex
443:hangar
401:St. Lo
394:Dasher
156:(U.S.
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