List of Pacific Carriers

[dereck]

I did some researching and I came up with the following list of fleet, light and escort carriers which served or were built by the US. As you can see I can only find 2 fleet carriers whose construction were cancelled. There's a number of carriers that were completed before the end of hostilities but never saw action as well as a number that were completed just after the end of the war but well before the June 1946 cut off point for this game.

Sorry about the columns not lining up. Despite my best efforts this is the best I can do

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 -- Prewar Carriers --
 	
 CV1	USS Langley		1922-1942	<-	20 March 1922
 CV2	USS Lexington		1927-1942	<-	December 1927
 CV3	USS Saratoga		1927-1946	<-	November 1927
 CV4	USS Ranger		1934-1947	<-	June 1934
 CV5	USS Yorktown		1937-1942	<-	30 September 1937
 CV6	USS Enterprise		1938-1958	<-	May 1938
 CV7	USS Wasp		                1940-1942	<-	April 1940
 CV8	USS Hornet		1941-1942	<-	October 1941
 
 -- Essex Class --
 
 CV9	USS Essex		                1942-1975	<-	31 December 1942
 CV10	USS Yorktown		1943-1975	<-	15 April 1943
 CV11	USS Intrepid		1943-1974	<-	11 August 1943
 CV12	USS Hornet		1943-1970	<-	November 1943
 CV13	USS Franklin		1944-1966	<-	January 1944
 CV14	USS Ticonderoga		1944-1974	<-	May 1944
 CV15	USS Randolph		1944-1975	<-	September 1944
 CV16	USS Lexington		1943-1991	<-	February 1943
 CV17	USS Bunker Hill		1943-1973	<-	May 1943
 CV18	USS Wasp		                1943-1972	<-	November 1943
 CV19	USS Hancock		1944-1976	<-	April 1944
 CV20	USS Bennington		1944-1970	<-	August 1944
 CV21	USS Boxer 		1945-1971	<-	completed but did not see action
 
 -- Independence Class --
 
 CVL22	USS Independence	                1943-1951	<-	1943
 CVL23	USS Princeton		1943-1944	<-	1943
 CVL24	USS Bealleau Wood	                1943-1962	<-	March 1943
 CVL25	USS Cowpens		1943-1962	<-	May 1943
 CVL26	USS Monterey		1943-1959	<-	June 1943
 CVL27	USS Langley		1943-1959	<-	July 1943
 CVL28	USS Cabot		                1943-1964	<-	August 1943
 CVL29	USS Bataan		1943-1964	<-	November 1943
 CVL30	USS San Jacinto		1943-1959	<-	December 1943
 
 -- Essex Class --
 
 CV31	USS Bon Homme Richard	1944-1974	<-	November 1944
 CV32	USS Leyte		                1946-1970	<-	completed after the war
 CV33	USS Kearsarge		1946-1974	<-	completed after the war
 CV34	USS Oriskany		1950-1994	<-	completed after the war
 CV35	USS Reprisal			<-	cancelled 1945
 CV36	USS Antietam		1945-1974	<-	completed but did not see action
 CV37	USS Princeton		1945-1971	<-	completed after the war
 CV38	USS Shangri-La		1944-1971	<-	September 1944
 CV39	USS Lake Champlain	                1945-1970	<-	completed but did not see action
 CV40	USS Tarawa		1945-1968	<-	completed after the war
 
 -- Midway Class ---
 
 CV41	USS Midway		1945-1991	<-	completed after war (September 1945)
 CV42	USS Franklin D Roosevelt 		<-	completed after the war 
 CV43	USS Coral Sea		1947-????	<-	completed after war (October 1947)
 CV44
 
 -- Essex Class ---
 
 CV45	USS Valley Forge	                1946-1971	<-	completed after the war
 CV46	USS Iwo Jima				<-	cancelled 1945
 CV47	USS Philippine Sea	                1946-1971	<-	completed after the war
 
 						-- Date Arrived in Pacific --
 CVE1	USS Long Island				<-	July 1942
 CVE12	USS Copahee				<-	August 1942
 CVE16	USS Nassau				<-	October 1942
 CVE18	USS Altamaha				<-	October 1942
 CVE20	USS Barnes				<-	March 1943
 CVE23	USS Breton				<-	May 1943
 CVE26	USS Sangamon				<-	January 1943
 CVE27	USS Suwanee				<-	January 1943
 CVE28	USS Chenango				<-	January 1943
 CVE29	USS Santee				<-	February 1943
 CVE31	USS Prince William			                <-	June 1943
 CVE55	USS Casablanca				<-	July 1943
 CVE56	USS Liscome Bay				<-	October 1943
 CVE57	USS Coral Sea (renamed USS Anzio)	                <-	October 1943
 CVE58	USS Corregidor				<-	October 1943
 CVE61	USS Manila Bay				<-	November 1943
 CVE62	USS Natoma Bay				<-	November 1943
 CVE63	USS Midway II (renamed USS Saint Lo)	                <-	November 1943
 CVE64	USS Tripli				                <-	January 1945
 CVE65	USS Wake Island				<-	November 1944
 CVE66	USS White Plains			                <-	December 1943
 CVE67	USS Solomons				<-	December 1943
 CVE68	USS Kalinin Bay				<-	January 1944
 CVE69	USS Kassan Bay				<-	January 1945
 CVE70	USS Fanshaw Bay				<-	April 1944
 CVE71	USS Kitkun Bay				<-	January 1944
 CVE72	USS Tulagi				                <-	November 1944
 CVE73	USS Gambier Bay				<-	February 1944
 CVE74	USS Nehenta Bay				<-	February 1944
 CVE75	USS Hoggatt Bay				<-	March 1944
 CVE76	USS Kadashan Bay			                <-	March 1944
 CVE77	USS Marcus Island			                <-	May 1944
 CVE78	USS Savo Island				<-	March 1944
 CVE79	USS Ommaney Bay				<-	March 1944
 CVE80	USS Petrof Bay				<-	March 1944
 CVE81	USS Rudyerd Bay				<-	April 1944
 CVE82	USS Saginaw Bay				<-	April 1944
 CVE83	USS Sargent Bay				<-	April 1944
 CVE84	USS Shamrock Bay			                <-	April 1944
 CVE105	USS Commencement Bay			<-	February 1944
 CVE106	USS Block Island			                <-	March 1944
 CVE107	USS Gilbert Islands			                <-	April 1944
 CVE108	USS Kula Gulf				<-	August 1945
 CVE109	USS Cape Gloucester			                <-	June 1945
 CVE110	USS Salerno Bay				<-	July 1945
 CVE111	USS Vella Gulf				<-	June 1945
 CVE112	USS Siboney				<-	August 1945
 CVE113	USS Pudget Sound			                <-	September 1945
 
 -- commissioned after war --			                -- commissioned --
 CVE114	USS Rendova				<- 	22 October 1945
 CVE115	USS Bairoko				<-	16 July 1946
 CVE116	USS Badoeng Straight			                <-	14 November 1945
 CVE117	USS Saidor				<-	4 September 1945
 CVE118	USS Sicily				                <-	27 February 1946
 CVE119	USS Point Cruz				<-	16 October 1945
 CVE120	USS Mindoro				<-	4 December 1945
 CVE121	USS Rabaul				<-	30 August 1946
 CVE122	USS Palau				                <-	15 January 1946
 CVE123	USS Tinian			                                <-	30 July 1946
 
 
 source:
 fleet carriers  - www.ehistory.com/wwii/usncv.cfm
 escort carriers - www.ww2pacific.com/cve.html
 Midway class    - "Modern Warships", Longmeadow Press, 1988.
 

[Feinder]

Ever been to the "Museum of Naval Avaiation" in Pensacola, FL?

Very nice. Has museum quality models of many of the CV/CVL/CVEs, and of course the best part, LOTS of aircraft. The center of the hanger is even a scaled-down CVL, with a F4F, TBM, and SBDs parked on it. Very clever.

And there's Dayton, "The Museum of the United States Air Force". OMG. It's DisneyWorld for airplane geeks (such as I am).

Hm. I wonder how the Naval Musem faired in the hurricane. Gonna check their website to see if all is ok. Those planes (several outside) are priceless. Would be a shame to have them damaged...

-F-



**** EDIT - "Cannot Find Server" when looking for naval.avaition.museum/home.html. That can't be good... [&:]

[dereck]

When I was in the Navy I went to Photo School in Pensacola, Florida and the training carrier they had for the AOCs (Aviation Officer Candidates) was the USS Lexington (CVT-16). I hear they've replaced the Lex with another carrier but I forget which one.

The carrier I served on is now an aircraft carrier museum in San Diego.

[Montbrun]

...the old man was the damage control officer on the USS Kula Gulf during the Korean War...

Brad

[Feinder]

Been on the Intrepid (in New York), and the Yorktown (in Charleson). Would love to visit the Midway, as it's not an Essex class.

My brother (Knavey) served on the TR (CVN-71) from 89 - 94. I drove down from college to meet him when they pulled into Ft. Lauderdale, and got to tour the TR. Talk about a "Big Stick", she's definately it.

-F-

[dereck]

It's been a while since I've visited this site:

http://cv41.org/index.html