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Default splash page Home Page Site Table of Contents (This page!) About The Carrier Project General Site Organization Site Conventions Images Glossary: Words and Abbreviations Page Layout General Information Ship Class Data Individual Ship Data Technology The Site Refit The Site Refit (Older Notes) List of Page Dedications Support the troops! Add buttons to your website or blog Wave Off! Wave Off! (Custom 404 page) Birth of American Naval Aviation CV-1 USS Langley Lexington-class Fleet Carriers CV-2 USS Lexington CV-3 USS Saratoga CV-4 USS Ranger Yorktown-class Fleet Carriers CV-5 USS Yorktown CV-6 USS Enterprise CV-8 USS Hornet CV-7 USS Wasp The World at War Fleet Carriers Essex-class CV-9 USS Essex CV-10 USS Yorktown CV-11 USS Intrepid CV-12 USS Hornet CV-13 USS Franklin CV-14 USS Ticonderoga CV-15 USS Randolph CV-16 USS Lexington CV-17 USS Bunker Hill CV-18 USS Wasp CV-19 USS Hancock CV-20 USS Bennington CV-21 USS Boxer CV-31 USS Bon Homme Richard CV-32 USS Leyte CV-33 USS Kearsarge CV-34 USS Oriskany CV-35 Reprisal CV-36 USS Antietam CV-37 USS Princeton CV-38 USS Shangri-La CV-39 USS Lake Champlain CV-40 USS Tarawa CV-45 USS Valley Forge CV-46 Iwo Jima CV-47 USS Philippine Sea CV-50 CV-51 CV-52 CV-53 CV-54 CV-55 Midway-class CV-41 USS Midway CV-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CV-43 USS Coral Sea CV-44 CV-56 CV-57 Light Carriers Independence-class CVL-22 USS Independence CVL-23 USS Princeton CVL-24 USS Belleau Wood CVL-25 USS Cowpens CVL-26 USS Monterey CVL-27 USS Langley CVL-28 USS Cabot CVL-29 USS Bataan CVL-30 USS San Jacinto Saipan-class CVL-48 USS Saipan CVL-49 USS Wright Escort Carriers CVE-1 USS Long Island CVE-30 USS Charger Bogue-class CVE-9 USS Bogue CVE-11 USS Card CVE-12 USS Copahee CVE-13 USS Core CVE-16 USS Nassau CVE-18 USS Altamaha CVE-20 USS Barnes CVE-21 USS Block Island CVE-23 USS Breton CVE-25 USS Croatan CVE-31 USS Prince William

Sangamon-class CVE-26 USS Sangamon CVE-27 USS Suwannee CVE-28 USS Chenango CVE-29 USS Santee Casablanca-class CVE-55 USS Casablanca CVE-56 USS Liscombe Bay CVE-57 USS Coral Sea/Anzio CVE-58 USS Corregidor CVE-59 USS Mission Bay CVE-60 USS Guadalcanal CVE-61 USS Manila Bay CVE-62 USS Natoma Bay CVE-63 USS Midway/St. Lo CVE-64 USS Tripoli CVE-65 USS Wake Island CVE-66 USS White Plains CVE-67 USS Solomons CVE-68 USS Kalinin Bay CVE-69 USS Kasaan Bay CVE-70 USS Fanshaw Bay CVE-71 USS Kitkun Bay CVE-72 USS Tulagi CVE-73 USS Gambier Bay CVE-74 USS Nehenta Bay CVE-75 USS Hoggatt Bay CVE-76 USS Kadashan Bay CVE-77 USS Marcus Island CVE-78 USS Savo Island CVE-79 USS Ommany Bay CVE-80 USS Petrof Bay CVE-81 USS Rudyerd Bay CVE-82 USS Saginaw Bay CVE-83 USS Sargent Bay CVE-84 USS Shamrock Bay CVE-85 USS Shipley Bay CVE-86 USS Sitkoh Bay CVE-87 USS Steamer Bay CVE-88 USS Cape Esperance CVE-89 USS Takanis Bay CVE-90 USS Thetis Bay CVE-91 USS Makassar Straight CVE-92 USS Windham Bay CVE-93 USS Makin Island CVE-94 USS Lunga Point CVE-95 USS Bismarck Sea CVE-96 USS Salamaua CVE-97 USS Hollandia CVE-98 USS Kwajalein CVE-99 USS Admiralty Islands CVE-100 USS Bougainville CVE-101 USS Matanikau CVE-102 USS Attu CVE-103 USS Roi CVE-104 USS Munda Commencement Bay-class CVE-105 USS Commencement Bay CVE-106 USS Block Island CVE-107 USS Gilbert Islands CVE-108 USS Kula Gulf CVE-109 USS Cape Gloucester CVE-110 USS Salerno Bay CVE-111 USS Vella Gulf CVE-112 USS Siboney CVE-113 USS Puget Sound CVE-114 USS Rendova CVE-115 USS Bairoko CVE-116 USS Badoeng Strait CVE-117 USS Saidor CVE-118 USS Sicily CVE-119 USS Point Cruz CVE-120 USS Mindoro CVE-121 Rabaul CVE-122 USS Palau CVE-123 Tinian CVE-124 Bastogne CVE-125 Eniwetok CVE-126 Lingayan CVE-127 Okinawa CVE-128 CVE-129 CVE-130 CVE-131 CVE-132 CVE-133 CVE-134 CVE-135 CVE-136 CVE-137 CVE-138 CVE-139 British Lend-Lease Escort Carriers D78 HMS Archer Avenger-class D14 HMS Avenger D37 HMS Dasher D97 HMS Biter Attacker-class D2 HMS Attacker D12 HMS Striker D18 HMS Battler D24 HMS Tracker D32 HMS Chaser D40 HMS Searcher D64 HMS Fencer D70 HMS Ravager D73 HMS Pursuer D80 HMS Hunter D91 HMS Stalker

Ameer-class D1 HMS Ameer D3 HMS Ranee D7 HMS Patroller D9 HMS Trumpeter D10 HMS Rajah D19 HMS Queen D21 HMS Shah D23 HMS Premier D26 HMS Slinger D31 HMS Arbiter D38 HMS Begum D42 HMS Empress D48 HMS Thane D51 HMS Atheling D55 HMS Smiter D62 HMS Khedive D72 HMS Ruler D77 HMS Nabob D79 HMS Puncher D82 HMS Reaper D85 HMS Trouncer D90 HMS Speaker D98 HMS Emporer Training Carriers IX-64 USS Wolverine IX-81 USS Sable The Jet Age CV-58 United States Forrestal-class Fleet Carriers CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVA-60 USS Saratoga CVA-61 USS Ranger CVA-62 USS Independence Kitty Hawk-class Fleet Carriers CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVA-64 USS Constellation CVA-66 USS America The Nuclear Navy CVN-65 USS Enterprise CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy Nimitz-class Nuclear Supercarriers CVAN-68 USS Nimitz CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-73 USS George Washington CVN-74 USS John C. Stennis CVN-75 USS Harry S Truman CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush Gerald R. Ford-class Nuclear Supercarriers CVN-78 USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-79 (projected) CVN-80 (projected) The Marines Have Landed CVE-106/LPH-1 USS Block Island CVE-90/LPH-6 USS Thetis Bay Boxer-class Amphibious Assault Ships CV-21/LPH-4 USS Boxer CV-37/LPH-5 USS Princeton CV-45/LPH-8 USS Valley Forge Iwo Jima-class Amphibious Assault Ships LPH-2 USS Iwo Jima LPH-3 USS Okinawa LPH-7 USS Guadalcanal LPH-9 USS Guam LPH-10 USS Tripoli LPH-11 USS New Orleans LPH-12 USS Inchon Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships LHA-1 USS Tarawa LHA-2 USS Saipan LHA-3 USS Belleau Wood LHA-4 USS Nassau LHA-5 USS Pelelieu Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ships LHD-1 USS Wasp LHD-2 USS Essex LHD-3 USS Kearsarge LHD-4 USS Boxer LHD-5 USS Bataan LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima LHD-8 USS Makin Island America-class Amphibious Assault Ships LHA-6 USS America Battles Battle of Coral Sea Battle of Midway The Battle of Santa Cruz Island The Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle of the Sibuyan Sea Battle of Surigao Strait Battle of Cape Engano Battle off Samar Battle of the Atlantic Capture of U-505 Battleship Losses to Aviation in WWII

Task Forces WWII Fast Carrier Task Group WWII "Slow Carrier Task Group" Modern Carrier Task Group Amphibious Battle Group Special Missions & Events Earhart Search The Doolittle Raid Operation Magic Carpet Revolt of the Admirals Operation High Jump C-130 Trials aboard USS Forrestal U-2 Operations aboard USS America V-2 Launch Test aboard USS Midway Operation Sea Orbit Army Helicopter Operations from USS Kitty Hawk in Gulf War I Carrier Operations in the Space Age Related Information Anatomy of an Aircraft Carrier Technical comparison of carrier classes Carriers never built Shipyards building U. S. carriers Congressional Medals of Honor awarded to carrier personnel Lists of all U. S.-built carriers (ASCII text files) Listed by era Listed by type/designation Origins of carrier names Ship's names beginning with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Carrier timeline To 1920 1921-1940 1941-1945 1946-1960 1961-Present Other Ships Mentioned in The Carrier Project Lists of Ships Battleships & Battlecruisers Cruisers Aircraft Carriers Submarines Destroyers & Frigates Destroyer Escorts Other Military Ships Civilian Ships General Specifications Battleships & Battlecruisers Cruisers Aircraft Carriers Submarines Destroyers & Frigates Destroyer Escorts Other Military Ships Civilian Ships Aircraft operated from carriers Early Years World War II Jet Age Modern Helicopters Unusual Aircraft Sources Print: Books and Articles Authors' names beginning with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Video: Documentary & Fiction Documentary Feature Films Websites

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