Unites States Aircraft Carriers.

The United States aircraft carriers are warships that envolved from balloon-carrying wooden vessels into nucleair-powerd vessels carrying many dozens of fixed- and rotary-wing aircrafts. Since their introduction they have been allowed naval forces to protect air-power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations. So aircraft carriers act as sea going airbases for carrier-based aircrafts. In the United States Navy, these ships are designated with hull classification numbers to identify the ships. Aircraft Carriers intended to operate with the main fleet were numbered in the “CV” series, which was originated as part of the cruiser (“C”) group of designations. During and after World War II, ships in the CV series were frequently given modified designations, including CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVAN (nuclear-powered attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light/small aircraft carrier), CVN (nuclear-powered aircraft carrier), CVS (anti-submarine warfare support aircraft carrier) and CVT (training aircraft carrier). All of these expanded designations were numbered in the original CV series.

World War II also generated a separate number series for aircraft carriers that were intended for auxiliary purposes such as escorting convoys, transporting aircraft and other missions which did not require the high speed of the CV series ships. Originally called Aircraft Escort Vessels (AVG), then Auxiliary Aircraft Carriers (ACV), they were finally termed Escort Aircraft Carriers (CVE). During the mid-1950s, many CVEs were redesignated as Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carriers (CVHE) and Utility Aircraft Carriers (CVU). These retained their original CVE series numbers.

Abbriviation	Type of Aircraft Carrier
ACV	Aircraft Carrier, Auxiliary
AVG	Escort Carrier, Auxiliary
AVT	Aircraft Carrier, Training Ship
CV	Aircraft Carrier
CVA	Aircraft Carrier, Attack
CVAN	Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear Powered
CVB	Aircraft Carrier, Large
CVE	Aircraft Carrier, Escort
CVGH	Aircraft Carrier, Guided Missile Helicopter
CVH	Aircraft Carrier, Helicopter
CVHA	Aircraft Carrier, Helicopter Assault
CVHE	Aircraft Carrier, Escort, Helicopter
CVL	Aircraft Carrier, Light
CVN	Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear Powered
CVS	Prior to 1957, Seaplane Carrier
CVS	After 1957, Anti-Submarine/Support Carrier
CVT	Aircraft Carrier, Training Ship
CVU	Aircraft Carrier, Utility
CVV	Aircraft Carrier, Vertical Take off and Launch

US Aircraft Carriers (CV, CVA, CVB, CVL, CVN)

Hull	Name	Class	Commisioned	Decommisioned	Status
CV-1	Langley	Langley	20-03-1922	27-02-1949	Sunk near Cilacap, Java in 1942
CV-2	Lexington	Lexington	14-12-1927	08-05-1942	Sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942
CV-3	Saratoga	Lexington	16-11-1927	16-07-1946	Sunk as target ship near Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads in 1946
CV-4	Ranger	Ranger	04-06-1934	18-10-1946	Scrapped in 1947
CV-5	Yorktown	Yorktown	30-09-1937	07-06-1942	Sunk in the Battle of Midway in 1942
CV-6	Enterprise	Yorktown	12-05-1938	17-02-1947	Scrapped in 1960
CV-7	Wasp	Wasp	25-04-1940	15-09-1942	Sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942
CV-8	Hornet	Yorktown	20-10-1941	27-10-1942	Sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in 1942

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Hull	Name	Class	Commisioned	Decommisioned	Status
CV-9	Essex	Essex	31-12-1942	20-06-1969	Scrapped in 1975
CV-10	Yorktown	Essex	15-04-1943	27-06-1970	Preserved at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum—Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
CV-11	Intrepid	Essex	16-08-1943	15-03-1974	Preserved at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum—New York City, New York, USA
CV-12	Hornet	Essex	29-11-1943	26-05-1970	Preserved at USS Hornet Museum—Alameda, California, USA
CV-13	Franklin	Essex	31-01-1944	17-02-1947	Scrapped in 1966
CV-14	Ticonderoga	Essex (ext)	08--05-1944	01-09-1973	Scrapped in 1975
CV-15	Randolph	Essex (ext)	09-10-1944	13-02-1969	Scrapped in 1975
CV-16	Lexington	Essex	17-02-1943	08-11-1991	Preserved at USS Lexington Museum on the Bay— Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

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CV-10 - USS Yorktown (BonHomme Richard) - (1943)

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Hull	Name	Class	Commisioned	Decommisioned	Status
CV-17	Bunker Hill	Essex	25-05-1943	09-07-1947	Scrapped in 1973
CV-18	Wasp	Essex	24-11-1943	01-07-1972	Scrapped in 1973
CV-19	Hancock	Essex	15-04-1944	30-01-1970	Scrapped in 1976
CV-20	Bennington	Essex	06-08-1944	15-01-1970	Scrapped in 1994
CV-21	Boxer	Essex (ext)	16-04-1945	01-12-1969	Scrapped in 1971
CVL-22	Independence	Independence	14-01-1943	28-08-1946	Sunk as target ship near the Farallon Islands in 1951
CVL-23	Princeton	Independence	25-02-1943	24-10-1944	Sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944
CVL-24	Belleau Wood	Independence	31-03-1943	13-01-1947	Scrapped in 1960

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Hull	Name	Class	Commisioned	Decommisioned	Status
CVL-25	Cowpens	Independence	28-05-1943	13-01-1947	Scrapped in 1960
CVL-26	Monterey	Independence	17-06-1943	16-01-1956	Scrapped in 1971
CVL-27	Langley	Independence	31-08-1943	11-02-1947	Scrapped in 1964
CVL-28	Cabot	Independence	24-07-1943	21-01-1955	Scrapped in 2002
CVL-29	Bataan	Independence	17-11-1943	09-04-1954	Scrapped in 1961
CVL-30	San Jacinto	Independence	15-12-1943	01-03-1947	Scrapped in 1972
CV-31	Bon Homme Richard	Essex	24-11-1944	02-07-1971	Scrapped in 1992
CV-32	Leyte	Essex (ext)	11-04-1946	15-05-1959	Scrapped in 1970

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Hull	Name	Class	Commisioned	Decommisioned	Status
CV-33	Kearsarge	Essex (ext)	02-05-1946	15-01-1970	Scrapped in 1974
CV-34	Oriskany	Essex (ext)	25-09-1950	20-09-1979	Scuttled as artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006
CV-35	Reprisal	Essex (ext)	-	-	Cancelled during construction. Scrapped in 1949
CV-36	Antietam	Essex (ext)	28-01-1945	08-05-1963	Scrapped in 1974
CV-37	Princeton	Essex (ext)	18-11-1945	30-01-1970	Scrapped in 1971
CV-38	Shangri-La	Essex (ext)	15-09-1944	30-07-1971	Scrapped in 1988
CV-39	Lake Champlain	Essex (ext)	03-07-1945	02-05-1966	Scrapped in 1972
CV-40	Tarawa	Essex (ext)	08-12-1945	13-05-1960	Scrapped in 1968

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CV-35 - USS Reprisal - scraped before completion

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CV-36 - USS Antietam (operating_training_aircraft)

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Hull	Name	Class	Commisioned	Decommisioned	Status
CV-41	Midway	Midway	10-09-1945	11-04-1992	Preserved at the USS Midway Museum—San Diego, California, USA
CVB-42	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Midway	27-10-1945	01-10-1977	Scrapped in 1978
CVB-43	Coral Sea	Midway	01-10-1947	26-04-1990	Scrapped in 2000
CV-44	No name assigned	Midway	-	-	Cancelled before construction began.
CV-45	Valley Forge	Essex (ext)	03-11-1946	15-01-1970	Scrapped in 1971
CV-46	Iwo Jima	Essex (ext)	-	-	Cancelled during construction. Scrapped in 1949
CV-47	Philippine	Essex (ext)	11-05-1946	28-12-1958	Scrapped in 1971
CVL-48	Saipan	Saipan	14-07-1946	14-01-1970	Scrapped in 1976

The USS Midway aircraft carrier as it leaves San Francisco Bay for its final tour in Vietnam, San Francisco, California, April 1972. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

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CV-44 canceled before construction began

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CV-46 cancelled during construction, scraped in 1949

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Hull	Name	Class	Commisioned	Decommisioned	Status
CVL-49	Wright	Saipan	09-02-1947	15-03-1956	Scrapped in 1980
CV-50	No name assigned	Essex			Cancelled before construction began.
CV-51	No nams assigned	Essex			Cancelled before construction began.
CV-52	No name assigned	Essex			Cancelled before construction began.
CV-53	No name assigned	Essex			Cancelled before construction began.
CV-54	No name assigned	Essex			Cancelled before construction began.
CV-55	No name assigned	Essex			Cancelled before construction began.
CVB-56	No name assigned				Cancelled before construction began.
CVB-57	No name assigned				Cancelled before construction began.
CVA-58	United States	United States			Cancelled during construction. Scrapped on slip in 1949
CV-59	Forrestal	Forrestal	01-10-1955	30-09-1993	Scrapped in 2015
CV-60	Saratoga	Forrestal	14-04-1956	20-08-1994	Scrapped in 2019
CV-61	Ranger	Forrestal	10-08-1957	10-07-1993	Scrapped in 2017
CV-62	Independence	Forrestal	10-01-1959	30-09-1998	Scrapped in 2019
CV-63	Kitty Hawk	Kitty Hawk	29-04-1961	12-05-2009	Undergoing scrappingdergoing scrapping
CV-64	Constallation	Kitty Hawk	27-10-1961	07-08-2003	Scrapped in 2017

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CV-50 …. CV-58 cancelled before construction began

(Original Caption) Last-minute work is rushed on the U.S. Navy's super-aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Forrestal. The longest combat ship in the world, the craft is to be launched December 11th. Mrs. James V. Forrestal, widow of the First Secretary of Defense, is to christen the ship.

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An aerial view of Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard with three docked aircraft carriers. They are the USS RANGER (CV 61) (in dry dock), USS CORAL SEA (CV 43), and the USS HANCOCK (CVA 19) (left).

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Long Beach, CA - January 24: The former aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sits off the coast of Long Beach, CA, on the way from Bremerton, WA, to a Texas ship-breaking company on Monday, January 24, 2022. The ship., decommissioned in 2009, was the Navys oil-fired aircraft carrier. Its being towed around the tip of South America because it is too big to get through the Panama Canal. Kitty Hawk served for 48 years including six tours in Vietnam and was the first carrier to be awarded a Presidential Unit Citation,

051124-N-8591H-043..Hong Kong (Nov. 24, 2005) – The conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Victoria Harbor for a port visit to Hong Kong after completing Annual Exercise 2005. While in port Sailors will have a chance to sightsee, shop, enjoy recreational activities and participate in friendship-building and goodwill-generating activities such as community service projects with their hosts. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Airman Jarod Hodge (RELEASED).

050517-N-0120R-127.USS KITTY HAWK, At Sea (May 17, 2005) - While departing Yokosuka's harbor, USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) steams past a small group of Japanese fishing vessels and steams toward Sagami Bay to conduct precision anchor checks. Currently underway in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Kitty Hawk demonstrates power, projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only permanently, forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan..U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2ND Class William H. Ramsey.

USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) goes underway after completing a successful overhaul by Ship's Repair Force, Yokosuka, Japan.

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A port side view showing US Navy (USN) Sailors manning the rails of the USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), as the ship isassisted by tugboats, while entering the harbor at Sydney Australia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH.

030602-N-8590B-001Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego (Jun. 2, 2003) -- USS Constellation (CV 64) returns to its homeport in San Diego following a successful seven month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate IraqÕs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Andrew J. Betting. (RELEASED)

Catapult launching officers Lt. Commander Tony Boex and Lt. Tom Mossey signal an EA-6B Prowler aircraft for take-off. On March 10th, following China's intent to conduct live fire war games off the coast of Taiwan, Secretary of State Warren Christopher announced that the carrier was being moved closer to the Taiwan Straits. CV-62 is the only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier and is homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. It is the last of the Forrestal class fossil-fueled carriers, and is the Navy's oldest operational ship.

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Hull	Name	Class	Commisioned	Decommisioned	Status
CVN-65	Enterprise	Enterprise	25-11-1961	03-02-2017	Struck, to be scrapped
CV-66	America	Kitty Hawk	23-01-1965	09-08-1996	Sunk as target ship in the Atlantic Ocean in 2005
CV-67	John F. Kennedy	John F. Kennedy	07-09-1968	23-03-2007	Sold for scrap in 2021
CVN-68	Nimitz	Nimitz	03-05-1975	-	Stationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington
CVN-69	Dwight d. Eisenhouwer	Nimitz	18-10-1977	-	Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-70	Carl Vinson	Nimitz	13-03-1982	-	Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
CVN-71	Theodore Roosevelt	Nimitz	25-10-1986	-	Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
CVN-72	Abraham Lincoln	Nimitz	11-11-1989	-	Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CVN 65, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply T-AOE 6, Arabian Sea, 2012. Image courtesy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nick Scott/US Navy. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Aerial starboard view of the nuclear-propelled aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) passing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge upon its return from an eight month deployment. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

1978 - An aerial bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) underway. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) flies a diamond pattern formation over the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and CVW-3 are currently engaged in COMPTUEX in the Puerto Rico operating area. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy Smith) (Released)

(Original Caption) Gulf of Tonkin: Nuclear powered carrier USS Enterprise cruises off shores of Vietnam. A-4 Skyhawk bombers are positioned on deck.

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A starboard beam view of aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) underway in Norwegian waters during Exercise OCEAN SAFARI '85.

An aerial port bow view of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) during its transit through the canal.

USS America. November 20, 1970. (Photo by George Lipman/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

A port quarter view of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) underway through the canal at the completion of a deployment in the Indian Ocean.. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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040802-N-7034S-001 Arabian Gulf (Mar.25, 2004) – The conventional powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) drops anchor off the coast of Manama, Bahrain for a well deserved port visit. Kennedy and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are on deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Navy Photograph by Photographer's Mate Second Class Samuel W. Shavers, Fleet Combat Camera, Atlantic.) Released by CDR Jamie Graybeal

372138 02: The aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy passes under the Verrazano Narrows Suspension Bridge July 2, 2000 between Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York as the ship navigates up the Hudson River into New York City. The warship is in New York to participate in International Naval Review 2000, a congressionally mandated observance of the millennial year and recognition of the U.S.'s 224th birthday. Over 25,000 sailors and marines from 20 countries will attend the weeklong "Celebration of Seapower fo

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EVERETT, Wash. (March 30, 2013) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) passes by the Olympic mountains as it departs for a scheduled deployment from its homeport, Naval Station Everett. Nimitz will complete its sustainment exercise off the coast of Southern California before continuing on its western Pacific Deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Lockwood/Released) 130330-N-AE328-055
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An aerial bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and a starboard quarter view of the British aircraft carrier HMS ARK ROYAL (R 09) tied up at piers.

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MEDITERRANEAN, XSE - OCTOBER 21: In this handout photo provided by the Navy Visual News Service, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) gets underway, following a port visit to Naples, Italy October 21, 2006 at sea. The Dwight D. Eisenhower, flagship for Carrier Strike Group, departed her homeport of Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 3, for a regularly scheduled deployed in support of Maritime Security Operations. (Photo by Miguel Angel Contreras/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 14, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits past the mountains of Morocco on her way through the Strait of Gibraltar to the Mediterranean Sea. Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Dasbach/Released) — 100114-N-6854D-005 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 14, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits past the mountains of Morocco on her way through the Strait of Gibraltar to the Mediterranean Sea. Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), transits the Suez Canal en route to the Mediterranean Sea following a deployment in support of Operation Desert Shield, August 22, 1990. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

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The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN-70) underway off the Virginia coast during sea trials prior to commissioning. January 26, 1982. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox delivers remarks at the Western Conference and Exposition (WEST 2014) at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Ca., Feb. 10, 2014. The conference is the largest event of its kind on the west coast held for the sea services and supporting contractors. DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett (Released)

030131-N-5884W-019.Naval Station Pearl Harbor (Jan. 31, 2003) - With the Arizona Memorial and the battle ship USS Missouri (BB 63) in the foreground, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) enters the channel to moor at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI. The Carl Vinson Battle Group is enjoying a liberty stop in Hawaii before continuing scheduled training operations...US Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Carol Warden.

[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] October 11, 2011 - the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) leaves the San Francisco Bay on a foggy morning, a couple of days after Fleet Week 2011 in San Francisco. Alcatraz Island can be seen in the background, partially hidden by fog.

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030304-N-0780F-030Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (Mar. 4, 2003) -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) receives cargo while pierside at the NATO Marathi Pier Facility. The aircraft carrier and Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley. (RELEASED)

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Hull	Name	Class	Commisioned	Decommisioned	Status
CVN-73	George Wahington	Nimitz	04-07-1992	-	Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
CVN-74	John C. Stennis	Nimitz	09-12-1995	-	Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-75	Harry S. Truman	Nimitz	25-07-1998	-	Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-76	Ronald reagan	Nimitz	12-07-2003	-	Stationed at Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan
CVN-77	George H.W. Bush	Nimitz	10-01-2009	-	Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-78	Gerald R. Ford	Gerald R. Ford	22-07-2017	-	Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
CVN-79	John F. Kennedy	Gerald R. Ford	planned 2025	-	Fitting out
CVN-80	Enterprise	Gerald R. Ford	Planned 2028	-	Under construction
CVN-81	Doris Miller	Gerald R. Ford	Planned 2032	-	Under construction
CVN-82	TBA	Gerald R. Ford	planned 2034	-	Ordered

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Portsmouth, Va. (Sept. 14, 2006) - The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits the James River on its way to Norfolk Naval Shipyards. George Washington recently completed deperming, a process in which the ship is demagnetized. The ship will spend the next year in the yards being refitted and upgraded during a scheduled yard period. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter D. Blair (RELEASED) — 060914-N-5188B-036 Portsmouth, Va. (Sept. 14, 2006) - The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits the James River on its way to Norfolk Naval Shipyards. George Washington recently completed deperming, a process in which the ship is demagnetized. The ship will spend the next year in the yards being refitted and upgraded during a scheduled yard period. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter D. Blair (RELEASED)

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EAST CHINA SEA (Dec. 6, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 76) transits the East China Sea. George Washington is participating in Keen Sword 2010 with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl/Released) — 101206-N-5538K-395 EAST CHINA SEA (Dec. 6, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 76) transits the East China Sea. George Washington is participating in Keen Sword 2010 with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl/Released)

NORFOLK (April 25, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departs Naval Station Norfolk, April 25, 2024, for a deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of Southern Seas 2024. Following Southern Seas, George Washington is slated to relieve USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the forward-deployed naval forces aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky)

030225-N-3653A-003- USS George Washington (CVN 73 passes by USS Wisconsin (BB 64), in downtown Norfolk, Va. on Feb. 25, 2003, during her transit down the Elizabeth River from Norfolk Naval Station to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Third Class Summer M. Anderson.)

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040612-N-6213R-524 Gulf of Alaska (June 12, 2004) - The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams near the snow capped mountains of the Alaskan coastline at sunset. At this time of the year the sun sets around 1045 p.m. Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) have just completed Exercise Northern Edge, part of their scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas (RELEASED)

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis and command ship USS Blue Ridge from the US Navy's Seventh Fleet are anchored at a base in Busan on March 11, 2009. The ships will take part in joint US-South Korean military exercises on March 9-20 that North Korea has said is aimed at launching a "second Korean War". AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN (Photo credit should read KIM JAE-HWAN/AFP via Getty Images)

160325-N-EH218-124..WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA (March 25, 2016) – The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Stennis and William P. Lawrence are operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by

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SUEZ CANAL (Dec. 1, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) passes under the Freedom Bridge during a Suez Canal transit. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Cdr. William A. Smith IV/Released) — 101201-N-5232S-001 SUEZ CANAL (Dec. 1, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) passes under the Freedom Bridge during a Suez Canal transit. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Cdr. William A. Smith IV/Released)

USS Truman (CVN-75) makes its way up the Elizebth River after leaving Portsmith Naval Shipyard. The USS Truman just completed an overhaul period. The USS Truman is heading out to sea to complete a shake down period after the yard period.

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The English Channel (May 7, 2003) -- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) anchors out of Portsmouth, England, while her Sailors and Marines enjoy liberty during the port visit. Truman and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are returning from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED) — 030507-N-4953E-010 The English Channel (May 7, 2003) -- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) anchors out of Portsmouth, England, while her Sailors and Marines enjoy liberty during the port visit. Truman and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are returning from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED)

121209-N-UK248-083 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2012) - The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator taxies on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is the first aircraft carrier to host test operations for an unmanned aircraft. Harry S. Truman is underway supporting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristina Young/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 31, 2011) Sailors and Marines render honors as the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) passes the USS Arizona Memorial while entering Pearl Harbor for a port visit. Ronald Reagan is in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin B. Gray/Released) — 110831-N-IC111-160 PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 31, 2011) Sailors and Marines render honors as the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) passes the USS Arizona Memorial while entering Pearl Harbor for a port visit. Ronald Reagan is in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin B. Gray/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) maneuvers through fog in the Pacific Ocean. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting a composite training unit exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released) — 101105-N-5684M-121 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) maneuvers through fog in the Pacific Ocean. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting a composite training unit exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released)

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A U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator aircraft, center left, sits on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean May 14, 2013, before a scheduled launch. The George H.W. Bush was the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult-launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Read Castillo/Released)

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NORFOLK (Nov. 26, 2022) The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returns to Naval Station Norfolk after completing their inaugural deployment to the Atlantic Ocean with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), Nov. 26. The GRFCSG, returned to Naval Station Norfolk following a scheduled deployment with Allies and partners in an effort to build strategic relationships and contribute to a stable and conflict-free Atlantic region, while also showcasing the U.S. Navy’s most advanced class of aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy Photo/Video by Mass Communication Specialist First Class Nathan T. Beard)

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Escort Aircraft Carrier (CVE, ACV, AVG)

The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (US hull classification symbol CVE), also called a “jeep carrier” or “baby flattop” in the US Navy or “Woolworth Carrier” by the Royal Navy, was a small and slower type of aircraft carrier mainly used in World War II. They were typically half the length and a third the displacement of larger fleet carriers, 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. Escort carriers were too slow to keep up with the main forces consisting of fleet carriers, battleships, and cruisers. Instead, they were used to escort merchant ship convoys, defending them from enemy threats such as submarines and planes. In the invasions of mainland Europe and Pacific islands, escort carriers provided air support to ground forces during amphibious operations. Escort carriers also served as backup aircraft transports for fleet carriers, and ferried aircraft of all military services to points of delivery.

During the Second World War, 151 aircraft carriers were built, 122 were escort carriers. A number of these carriers were transferred to the Royal Navy (UK hull classification DB).

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