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Class Statistics
Class   *Note 1    #   Hull
Long Island 1 AVG 1
Archer (RN) *Note 2 1 BAVG 1 Archer (Lend-lease to British / unnumbered in US Navy inventory)
Avenger (RN) *Note 2 5 BAVG 2-6;  Avenger, Biter, Charger, Dasher, Tracker (Lend-lease to British / unnumbered in US Navy inventory)
Charger *Note 3 1 ACV 30
Bogue 11 ACV 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 31; 11 Ships
Attacker (RN) 8 ACV 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19; 8 Ships
Sangamon 4 ACV 26-29; 4 Ships
Ruler (RN) *Note 2 26 ACV 22, 24, CVE 32-54
Casablanca 50 CVE 55-104; 50 Ships
Commencement Bay 35 CVE 105-139; 19 Ships built; 124-139 cancelled.

 

 Hull Name Builder
*Note 3		 Date 
Commission		 Date
 Decommission
or Loss		 Designation / Name
Change & Date
 of Change		 Remarks
AVG 1 Long Island SUNN/NN 2 Jun 1941 26 Mar 1946 ACV, 20 Aug 1942
CVE, 15 Jul 1943		 Ex transport Mormacmail
Stricken 12 Apr 1946
AVG 2 -         Planned conversion of
transport Wakefield
AVG 3 -         Planned conversion of
transport Mt. Vernon
AVG 4 -         Planned conversion of
transport West Point
AVG 5 -         Planned conversion of
liner Kungsholm
ACV 6 Altamaha ING 15 Nov 1942     HMS Battler D.18
Returned, 12 Feb 1946
Stricken, 28 March 1946
ACV 7 Barnes WP 10 Oct 1942     HMS Attacker D.02
Returned, 5 Jan 1946
Sold, 28 Oct 1946
ACV 8 Block Island ING 11 Jan 1943     HMS Hunter D.80
Returned, 29 Dec 1945
Sold, 17 Jan 1947
ACV 9 Bogue SEATAC 26 Sep 1942 30 Nov 1946 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
ACV 10 Breton ING 9 Apr 1943     HMS Chaser D.32
Returned, 12 May 1946
Sold, 20 Dec 1946
ACV 11 Card SEATAC 8 Nov 1942
1 Jul 1958		 13 May 1946
10 Mar 1970		 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955
CVU, 1 Jun 1959
AKV-40, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 15 Sep 1970
AVG 12 Copahee SEATAC 15 Jun 1942 5 Jul 1946 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
ACV 13 Core SEATAC 10 Dec 1942
1 Jul 1958		 4 Oct 1946
25 Nov 1969		 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955
CVU, 1 Jul 1958
AKV-41, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 15 Sep 1970
ACV 14 Croatan WP 20 Feb 1942     HMS Fencer D.64
Returned, 11 Dec 1946
Sold, 30 Dec 1947
ACV 15 Hamlin WP 30 Dec 1942     HMS Stalker D.91
Returned, 29 Dec 1945
Stricken, 20 Mar 1946
Sold, 18 Dec 1946
ACV 16 Nassau SEATAC 20 Aug 1942 28 Oct 1946 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
ACV 17 St. George ING 14 Jun 1943     HMS Pursuer D.73
Returned, 12 Feb 1946
Stricken, 28 Mar 1946
Sold, 14 May 1946
ACV 18 Altamaha SEATAC 15 Sep 1942 27 Sep 1946 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 25 Apr 1961
ACV 19 Prince William WP 29 Apr 1943     HMS Striker D.12
Returned, 12 Feb 1946
Stricken, 28 Mar 1946
Sold, 5 Jun 1948
ACV 20 Barnes SEATAC 20 Feb 1943 29 Aug 1946 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
ACV 21 Block Island SEATAC 8 Mar 1943   CVE, 15 Jul 1943 War Loss, 29 May 1944
Torpedoed, German U-549
Canary Islands
ACV 22 Searcher SEATAC/CIW 8 Apr 1943     HMS Searcher D.40
Returned, 29 Nov 1945
ACV 23 Breton SEATAC 12 Apr 1943
1 Jul 1958		 30 Aug 1946
1971		 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955
CVU, 1 Jul 1958
AKV-42,  7 May 1959		 Stricken, 6 Aug 1971
ACV 24 Ravager SEATAC/WILL 26 Apr 1943     HMS Ravager D.70
Returned, 26 Feb 1946
Sold, 1 Jul 1947
ACV 25 Croatan SEATAC 28 Apr 1943
16 Jun 1958		 20 May 1946
23 Oct 1969		 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955
CVU, 1 Jul 1958
AKV-43,  7 May 1959		 Stricken, 15 Sep 1970
ACV 26 Sangamon FEB/NN 25 Aug 1942 24 Oct 1945 AO-28, 23 Oct 1940
 AVG-26, 14 Feb 1942
CVE, 15 Jul 1943		 Stricken, 24 Oct 1945
ACV 27 Suwannee FED/BETHSI 24 Sep 1942 28 Oct 1946 AO-33, 16 Jul 1941
AVG-27, 14 Feb 1942
CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 30 Nov 1959
ACV 28 Chenango SUN/NORNY 19 Sep 1942 14 Aug 1946 AO-31, 20 Jun 1941
ACV-28, 19 Sep 1942
CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 12 Feb 1960
ACV 29 Santee SUN/NORNY 24 Aug 1942 21 Oct 1946 AO-29, 30 Oct 1940
ACV-29, 24 Aug 1942
CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 5 Dec 1959
ACV 30 Charger SUN 3 Mar 1942 15 Mar 1946 CVE, 15 Jul 1943 Stricken, 28 Mar 1946
Sold, 30 Jan 1947
ACV 31 Prince William SEATAC/PSNY 9 Apr 1943 29 Aug 1946 CVE, 15 Jul 1943
CVHE, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 1961
CVE  32 Chatham SEATAC/WILL 11 Aug 1943   CVE, 15 Jul 1943 HMS Slinger D.26/R.313*2
Returned, 27 Feb 1946
Sold, 7 Nov 1946
CVE 33 Glacier PSNY 12 Jul 1943   CVE, 15 Jul 1943 HMS Atheling D.51/R.304
Returned, 13 Dec 1946
Stricken, 7 Feb 1947
Sold, 26 Nov 1947
CVE 34 Pybus SEATAC 31 May 1943 6 Aug 1943   HMS Emperor D.98/R.307
Returned, 12 Feb 1946
Stricken, 28 Mar 1946
Sold, 14 May 1946
CVE 35 Baffins SEATAC 28 Jun 1943 19 Jul 1943   HMS Ameer D.01/R.302
Returned, 17 Jan 1946
Sold, 17 Sep 1946
CVE 36 Bolinas SEATAC 22 Jul 1943 2 Aug 1943   HMS Begum D.38/R.305
Returned, 4 Jan 1946
Sold, 16 Apr 1947
CVE 37 Bastian CIW 4 Aug 1943     HMS Trumpeter D.09/R.318
Returned, 6 Apr 1946
CVE 38 Carnegie SEATAC 9 Aug 1943 12 Aug 1943   HMS Empress D.42
Returned, 4 Feb 1946
Stricken, 28 Mar 1946
CVE 39 Cordova SEATAC 25 Aug 1943     HMS Khedive D.62
Returned, 26 Jan 1946
Sold, 23 Jan 1947
CVE 40 Delgada SEATAC/CIW 20 Nov 1943     HMS Speaker D.90
Returned, 17 Jul 1946
Sold, 22 Apr 1947
CVE 41 Edisto SEATAC 7 Sep 1943     HMS Nabob D.77 (RCN)
War Damage, 22 Aug 44
Torpedoed, German U-354
Returned, 16 Mar 1945 
Sold, 26 Oct 1946
CVE 42 Estero SEATAC 3 Nov 1943     HMS Premier D.23
Returned, 12 Apr 1946
Stricken, 21 May 1946
CVE 43 Jamaica SEATAC 27 Sep 1943     HMS Shah D.21/R.312
Returned, 6 Dec 1945
Stricken, 7 Feb 1946
Sold, 20 Jun 1947
CVE 44 Keweenaw SEATAC 25 Oct 1943     HMS Patroller D.07
Returned, 13 Dec 1946
Stricken, 7 Feb 1947
Sold, 26 Aug 1947
CVE 45 Prince SEATAC/WILL 17 Jan 1944     HMS Rajah D.10/R.310
Returned, 13 Dec 1946
Stricken, 7 Feb 1947
Sold, 7 Jul 1947
CVE 46 Niantic SEATAC 8 Nov 1943     HMS Ranee D.03/R.323
Returned, 21 Nov 1946
Stricken, 22 Jan 1947
Sold, 9 Jun 1947
CVE 47 Perdido CIW 31 Jan 1944     HMS Trouncer D.85
Returned, 3 Mar 1946
Stricken, 12 Apr 1946
Sold, 6 Mar 1947
CVE 48 Sunset SEATAC 19 Nov 1943     HMS Thane D.83/R.316
Torpedoed, 15 Jan 1944
Returned, 15 Dec 1945
CVE 49 St Andrews SEATAC 7 Dec 1943     HMS Queen D.19/R.320
Returned, 31 Oct 1946
Stricken, Jul 1947
CVE 50 St Joseph SEATAC 22 Dec 1943     HMS Ruler D.72/R.731
Returned, 29 Jan 1946
Stricken, 20 March 1946
Sold, 14 May 1946
CVE 51 St Simon SEATAC 31 Dec 1943     HMS Arbiter D.31/R.303
Returned, 3 Mar 1946
Stricken, 12 Apr 1946
Sold, 30 Jan 1947
CVE 52 Vermillion SEATAC 20 Jan 1944     HMS Smiter D.55/R.321
Returned, 6 Apr 1946
Stricken, 6 May 1946
Sold, 28 Jan 1947
CVE 53 Willapa SEATAC 5 Feb 1944     HMS Puncher D.79 (RCN)
Returned, 16 Jan 1946
Stricken, 12 Mar 1946
Sold, 9 Jan 1947
CVE 54 Winjah SEATAC 21 Feb 1944     HMS Reaper D.82/R.324
Returned, 20 May 1946
Stricken, 8 Jul 1946
Sold, 12 Feb 1947
CVE 55 Casablanca K 8 Jul 1943 10 Jun 1946   Stricken, 3 Jul 1946
Sold, 23 Apr 1947
CVE 56 Liscombe Bay K 7 Aug 1943     War Loss, 24 Nov 1943
Torpedoed, IJN  I-175
Gilbert Islands
CVE 57 Anzio
(Coral Sea)		 K 27 Aug 1943 5 Aug 1946 Alikula Bay, 22 Jan 1943
Coral Sea, 3 Apr 1943
Anzio, 15 Sep 1944
CVHE, 15 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 May 1959
Sold, 24 Nov 1959
CVE 58 Corregidor K 31 Aug 1943
19 May 1951		 30 Jul 1946
4 Sep 1958		 CVU, 12 Jun 1955 Stricken, 1 Oct 1958
Sold, 28 Apr 1959
CVE 59 Mission Bay K 13 Sep 1943 21 Feb 1947 CVU, 12 Jun 1955 Stricken, 1 Sep 1958
Sold, 30 Apr 1959
CVE 60 Guadalcanal K 25 Sep 1943 15 Jul 1946 CVU, 12 Jun 1955 Stricken, 27 May 1958
Sold,  30 Apr 1959
CVE 61 Manila Bay K 5 Oct 1943 31 Jul 1946 CVU, 12 Jun 1955 Stricken, 27 May 1958
Sold, 2 Sep 1959
CVE 62 Natoma Bay K 14 Oct 1943 20 May 1946 CVU, 12 Jun 1955 Stricken, 1 Sep 1958
Sold, 30 Jul 1959
CVE 63 St Lo
(Midway)		 K 22 Oct 1943   Chapin Bay, 23 Jan 1943
Midway, 3 Apr 1943
St. Lo, 18 Jul 1944		 War Loss, 25 Oct 1944
Kamikaze
Leyte Gulf, PI
CVE 64 Tripoli K 31 Oct 1943
5 Jan 1952		 22 May 1946
25 Nov 1958		 Didrickson Bay, 1 Feb 1943
Tripoli, 3 Apr 1943
CVU, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Feb 1959
Sold, Jan 1960
CVE 65 Wake Island K 7 Nov 1943 5 Apr 1946 Dolomi Bay, 1943
Wake Island, 3 Apr 1943		 Stricken, 17 Apr 1946
Sold, 19 Apr 1946
CVE 66 White Plains K 15 Nov 1943 10 Jul 1946 Elbour Bay, 1943
White Plains, 3 Apr 1943
CVU, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 27 Jun 1958
Sold, 29 Jul 1958
CVE 67 Solomons K 21 Nov 1943 15 May 1946 Emperor, 1943
Nassuk Bay, 28 Jun 1943
Solomons, Nov 1943		 Stricken, 5 Jun 1946
Sold, 22 Dec 1946
CVE 68 Kalinin Bay K 27 Nov 1943 15 May 1946   Stricken, 5 Jun 1946
Sold, 8 Dec 1946
CVE 69 Kasaan Bay K 4 Dec 1943 6 Jul 1946 CVHE, 12 Jun 1955 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 2 Feb 1960
CVE 70 Fanshaw Bay K 9 Dec 1943 14 Aug 1946 CVHE, 12 Jun 1955 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 26 Sep 1959
CVE 71 Kitkun Bay K 15 Dec 1943 19 Apr 1946   Stricken, 8 May 1946
Sold, 18 Nov 1946
CVE 72 Tulagi K 21 Dec 1943 30 Apr 1946 Forteleza Bay, 1943
Tulagi, 19 Oct 1943		 Stricken, 8 May 1946
CVE 73 Gambier Bay K 28 Dec 1943     War Loss, 25 Oct 1944
IJN gunfire
Leyte Gulf, PI
CVE 74 Nehenta Bay K 3 Jan 1944 15 May 1946 CVU, 12 Jun 1955
AKV-24, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Aug 1959
Sold, 29 Jun 1960
CVE 75 Hoggatt Bay K 11 Jan 1944  20 Jul 1946 CVHE, 12 Jun 1955
AKV-25, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Sep 1959
Sold, 31 Mar 1960
CVE 76 Kadasham Bay K 18 Jan 1944 14 Jun 1946 CVU, 12 Jun 1955
AKV-26, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Aug 1959
Sold, 13 Aug 1959
CVE 77 Marcus Island K 26 Jan 1944 12 Dec 1946 Kanalku Bay, 1943
Marcus Island, 6 Nov 1943
CVHE, 12 June 1955
 AKV-27,  7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Sep 1959
Sold, 29 Feb 1960
CVE 78 Savo Island K 3 Feb 1944 12 Dec 1946 Kaita Bay, 1943
Savo Island, 4 Nov 1943
CVHE, 12 June 1955
 AKV-28,  7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Sep 1959
Sold, 29 Feb 1960
CVE 79 Ommaney Bay K 11 Feb 1944     War Loss, 4 Jan 1945
Kamikaze
Mindoro PI
CVE 80 Petrof Bay K 18 Feb 1944 31 Jul 1946 CVU, 12 Jun 1955 Stricken, 27 Jun 1958
Sold, 30 Jul 1959
CVE 81 Rudyerd Bay K 25 Feb 1944 11 Jun 1946 CVU, 12 June 1955
 AKV-29,  7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Aug 1959
Sold, Jan 1960
CVE 82 Saginaw Bay K 2 Mar 1944 19 Jun 1946 CVHE, 12 June 1955 Stricken, 1 Aug 1959
Sold, 27 Nov 1959
CVE 83 Sargent Bay K 9 Mar 1944 23 Jul 1946 CVU, 12 June 1955 Stricken, 27 Jun 1958
Sold, 30 Jul 1959
CVE 84 Shamrock Bay K 15 Mar 1944 6 Jul 1946 CVU, 12 June 1955 Stricken, 27 Jun 1958
CVE 85 Shipley Bay K 21 Mar 1944 28 Jun 1946 CVHE, 12 June 1955 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 2 Oct 1959
CVE 86 Sitkoh Bay K 28 Mar 1944
29 Jul 1950		 30 Nov 1946
27 Jul 1954		 CVU, 12 Jun 1955
AKV-30, 7 May 1959 		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1960
Sold, 30 Aug 1960
CVE 87 Steamer Bay K 4 Apr 1944 1 Jul 1946 CVHE, 12 June 1955 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 29 Aug 1959
CVE 88 Cape Esperance K 9 Apr 1944
5 Aug 1950		 22 Aug 1946
15 Jan 1959		 Tananek Bay, 1943
Cape Esperance, 6 Nov 1943
CVU, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1959
Sold, 14 May 1959
CVE 89 Takanis Bay K 15 Apr 1944 1 May 1946 CVU, 12 Jun 1955
AKV-31, 7 May 1959 		 Stricken, 1 Aug 1959
Sold, 29 June 1960
CVE 90 Thetis Bay K 21 Apr 1944
20 Jul 1956		 7 Aug 1946
1 Mar 1964		 CVHA-1, 1 Jul 1955
LPH-6, 28 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Mar 1964
Sold, Dec 1964
CVE 91 Makassar Strait K 27 Apr 1944 9 Aug 1946 Ulitaka Bay, 1943
Makassar Strait, 6 Nov 1943
CVU, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Sep 1958
Target, Pacific Missile Range
CVE 92 Windham Bay K 3 May 1944
28 Oct 1950		 23 Aug 1946
Jan 1959		 CVU, 12 Jun 1955 Stricken, 1 Feb 1959
CVE 93 Makin Island K 9 May 1944 19 Apr 1946 Woodcliffe Bay, 1943
Makin Island, 1944		 Stricken, 1 Jul 1946
Sold, 1 Jan 1947
CVE 94 Lunga Point K 14 May 1944 24 Oct 1946 Alazon Bay, 1944
Lunga Point, 1944
CVU, 12 Jun 1955
 AKV-32, 7 May1959		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1960
Sold, 3 Aug 1960
CVE 95 Bismarck Sea K 20 May 1944   Alikula Bay, 1944
Bismarck Sea, 1944		 War Loss,  21 Feb 1945
Kamikaze
Iwo Jima VI
CVE 96 Salamaua K 26 May 1944 9 May 1946 Anguilla Bay, 1943
Salamaua, 6 Nov 1943		 Stricken, 1 Sep 1946
Sold, 18 Nov 1946
CVE 97 Hollandia K 1 Jun 1944 17 Jan 1947 Astrolabe Bay, 1943
Hollandia, 30 May 1944
CVU, 12 Jun 1955
AKV-33, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1960
Sold, Jul 1960
CVE 98 Kwajalein K 7 Jun 1944 16 Aug 1946 Bucareli Bay, 1943
Kwajalein, 1944
CVU, 12 Jun 1955
AKV-34, 7 May 1959 		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1960
CVE 99 Admiralty Islands K 13 Jun 1944 24 Apr 1946 Chapin Bay, 1943
Admiralty Islands, 26 Apr 1944		 Stricken, 8 May 1946
CVE 100 Bougainville K 18 Jun 1944 3 Nov 1946 Didrickson Bay, 1943
Bougainville, 1944
CVU, 12 Jun 1955
AKV-35, 7 May 1959 		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1960
CVE 101 Mantanikau K 24 Jun 1944 11 Oct 1946 Dolomi Bay, 1943
Mantanikau, 26 Apr 1944
CVU, 12 Jun 1955
AKV-36, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1960
Sold, 27 July 1960
CVE 102 Attu K 30 Jun 1944 8 Jun 1946 Elbour Bay, 1943
Attu, 6 Nov 1943		 Stricken, 3 Jul 1946
Sold, 3 Jan 1947
CVE 103 Roi K 6 Jul 1944 9 May 1946 Alava Bay, 1943
Roi, 26 Apr 1944		 Stricken, 21 May 1946
Sold, 31 Dec 1946
CVE 104 Munda K 8 Jul 1944 13 Sep 1946 Tonowek Bay, 1943
Munda, 6 Nov 1943
CVU, 12 Jun 1955		 Stricken, 1 Sep 1958
Sold, 17 Jun 1960
CVE 105 Commencement Bay TODD 27 Nov 1944 30 Nov 1946 St. Joseph Bay, 1943
Commencement Bay, 1944
CVHE, 15 Jun 1955
AKV-37, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1971
CVE 106 Block Island TODD 30 Dec 1944
28 Apr 1951		 28 May 1946
27 Aug 1956		 Sunset Bay, 1943
Block Island, 1944
LPH-1, 22 Dec 1957
CVE-106, 17 Feb 1959
AKV-38, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Jul 1959
CVE 107 Gilbert Islands TODD 5 Feb 1945
7 Sep 1951
7 Mar 1964		 21 May 1946
15 Jan 1955
20 Dec 1969		 St. Andrews Bay, 1943
AKV-39, 7 May 1959
AGMR-1, 1 Jun 1963
Annapolis, 22 Jun 1963		 Stricken, 1 Jun 1961
Stricken, 15 Oct 1976
CVE 108 Kula Gulf TODD/WILL 12 May 1945
15 Feb 1951
30 Jun 1965		 3 Jul 1946
15 Dec 1955
6 Oct 1969		 Vermillion Bay, 1943
Kula Gulf, 6 Nov 1943
AKV-8, 7 May 1959		 MSTS, 1965-1969
Stricken, 15 Sep 1970
CVE 109 Cape Gloucester TODD 5 Mar 1945 5 Nov 1946 Willapa Bay, 1943
C. Gloucester, 26 Apr 1944
CVHE, 15 Jun 1955
AKV-9, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1971
CVE 110 Salerno Bay TODD/CIW 19 May 1945
20 Jun 1951		 4 Oct 1947
16 Feb 1954		 Winjah Bay, 1943
Salerno Bay, 26 Apr 1944
AKV-10, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Jun 1961
Sold, 30 Oct 1961
CVE 111 Vella Gulf TODD 9 Apr 1945 9 Aug 1946 Totem Bay, 1943
Vella Gulf, 26 Apr 1944
CVHE, 15 Jun 1955
AKV-11, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Jun 1960
Reinstated, 1 Nov 1960
Stricken, 1 Dec 1970
Sold, 22 Oct 1971
CVE 112 Siboney TODD 14 May 1945
Mar 1948
22 Nov 1950		 Nov 1947
6 Nov 1949
31 Jul 1956		 Frosty Bay, 1943
Siboney, 26 Apr 1944
AKV-12, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Jun 1970
Sold, 1971
CVE 113 Puget Sound TODD 18 Jun 1945 18 Dec 1946 Hobart Bay, 1943
Puget Sound, 1944
CVHE, 15 Jun 1955
AKV-13, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Jun 1960
Sold, 10 Jun 1962
CVE 114 Rendova TODD/WILL 22 Oct 1945
3 Jan 1951		 27 Jan 1950
30 Jan 1955		 Mosser Bay, 1943
Rendova, 1944
AKV-14, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1971
CVE 115 Bairoko TODD 16 Jul 1945
12 Sep 1950		 14 Apr 1950
18 Feb 1955		 Portage Bay, 1943
Bairoko, 6 Jun 1944
AKV-15, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Apr 1960
CVE 116 Badoeng Strait TODD/WILL 14 Nov 1945
6 Jan 1947		 20 Apr 1946
17 May 1957		 San Alberto Bay, 1943
Badoeng Strait, 6 Nov 1943
AKV-16, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Dec 1970
CVE 117 Saidor TODD 4 Sep 1945 12 Sep 1947 Saltery Bay, 1943
Saidor, 5 Jun 1944
CVHE, 15 Jun 1955
AKV-17, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Dec 1970
CVE 118 Sicily TODD/WILL 27 Feb 1946 5 Jul 1954 Sandy Bay, 1943
Sicily, 5 Jun 1944
AKV-18, 7 May 1959		 Stricken, 1 Jul 1960
Sold, 31 Oct 1960
CVE 119 Point Cruz TODD 16 Oct 1945
26 Jul 1951
23 Aug 1965		 30 Jun 1947
31 Aug 1956
16 Oct 1969		 Trocadero Bay, 1943
Point Cruz, 5 Jun 1944
AKV-19, 7 May 1959		 MSTS, 1965-1969
Stricken, 15 Sep 1970
CVE 120 Mindoro TODD 4 Dec 1945 4 Aug 1955 AKV-20, 7 May 1959 Stricken, 1 Dec 1959
Sold, Jun 1960
CVE 121 Rabaul TODD/WILL 30 Aug 1946 30 Aug 1946 CVHE, 15 Jun 1955
AKV-21, 7 May 1959		 Compltd, Not commissioned
Stricken, 1 Sep 1971
CVE 122 Palau TODD 15 Jan 1946 15 Jun 1954 AKV-22, 7 May 1959 Stricken, 1 Apr 1960
Sold, 13 Jul 1960
CVE 123 Tinian TODD 30 Jul 1946 30 Jul 1946 CVHE, 15 Jun 1955
AKV-23, 7 May 1959		 Compltd, Not commissioned
Stricken, 1 Jun 1970
Sold, 15 Dec 1971
CVE 124 Bastogne TODD       Cancelled 12 Aug 1945
CVE 125 Eniwetok TODD       Cancelled 12 Aug 1945
CVE 126 Lingayen TODD       Cancelled 12 Aug 1945
CVE 127 Okinawa TODD       Cancelled 12 Aug 1945
CVE
128-139		 -         Cancelled 11 Aug 1945

 

 Notes:
1. This type ship was initially designated as Auxiliary Aircraft Escort vessels (AVG) on 31 March 1941.  The designation was changed to Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) on 20 August 1942 and on 15 July 1943 all were re-designated Escort Aircraft Carriers (CVE).   

References do not agree on UK lend lease by class or numbers.  Some early hulls converted to aircraft carriers by US shipyards went directly to the UK and were not numbered escort carriers in the Navy Register.   Unnumbered AVG vessels built for the British (BAVG) appear to be the cause of confusion among references. 

2. British references, generally hold to three classes of US built escort carriers, Archer, Attacker and Ruler.  Some sources subdivide the Archer class into the Archer class (1 ship) and Avenger class (differing numbers of ships) and a few sources subdivide the Ruler class into the Ravager, Searcher and Tracker classes.  British designations note area of assignment.  D denotes Atlantic service while R denotes Pacific service. 
3.  Charger AVG-30 built for British (BAVG-4) but retained by US Navy for training of RN crews.  Appears in British references as Archer class and US references as Charger class.
4. Building Shipyard:
ASB American Shipbuilding Corp., Philadelphia PA NN Newport News Shipbuiling, VA
BETHQ Bethlehem, Quincy (Fore River) MA NORNY Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth VA
BETHSI Bethlehem, Staten Island NY NYNY New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY
CIW Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR NYSB New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden NJ
DET Detroit Shipbuilding, Detroit MI PHNY Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA
FED Federal, Kearny NJ PSNY Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA
ING Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula MS SEATAC Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding,  Seattle WA
K Kaiser, Vancouver WA SUN Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA
LITT Litton, (former Ingalls Shipbuilding) Pascagoula MS TODD Todd Pacific (formerly Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding), Seattle WA
MINY Mare Island Navy Yard, Mare Island CA WILL Williamette Iron & Steel, Portland OR
WP Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco CA
5.  Abbreviations:  
AKV - Aircraft Ferry
CVHE - Aircraft Carrier Helicopter
CVU - Aircraft Carrier Utility
LPH - Landing Platform Helicopter
MSTS - Military Sea Transport Service, civil service manned naval vessels with designation prefixed with T, as in T-AKV.
 
References:
Print:
Chesneau, Roger (ed.); Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1988.
Fahey; The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet;  Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, various years.
Friedman, Norman; U.S. Aircraft Carriers, An Illustrated Design History; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1983
Lenton, H.T. & Colledge, J.J.; Warships of World War II, London, Ian Allen, c1964
Polmar, Norman; The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, various editions.
Silverstone, Paul H.; US Warships of World War 2, Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1988.
US Navy Office of Naval Intelligence; US Naval Vessels 1943; Naval Institute Press, 1986.
US Navy; Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Washington DC, Government Printing Office, various years.
 
Web pages:
Carrier Images
Carrier Insignia
Private shipyards in WW2  Off Site
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Off Site
Escort Carriers to Britain Lend Lease 1942-1944 Off Site
 

 

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