Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy of World War II

Name the aircraft carriers that served in the United States Navy in World War II, includes light and escort carriers and cancelled ships.

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Class	Designation	Date Commissioned	Service Tenure	Fate	Answer
Langley	CV-1	April 7, 1913	1913-1942	Scuttled after IJN air attack on February 27, 1942	Langley
Lexington	CV-2	December 14, 1927	1927-1942	Sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942	Lexington
Lexington	CV-3	November 16, 1927	1927-1946	Sunk in Operation Crossroads tests in 1946	Saratoga
Lexington	N/A	Cancelled	N/A	N/A	Constellation
Lexington	N/A	Cancelled	N/A	N/A	Constitution
Lexington	N/A	Cancelled	N/A	N/A	United States
Lexington	N/A	Cancelled	N/A	N/A	Ranger
Ranger	CV-4	June 4, 1934	1934-1946	Scrapped in 1947	Ranger
Yorktown	CV-5	September 30, 1937	1937-1942	Sunk by I-168 in the final stages of the Battle of Midway on June 7, 1942	Yorktown
Yorktown	CV-6	May 12, 1938	1938-1947	Finished scrapping in 1960	Enterprise
Yorktown	CV-8	October 20, 1941	1941-1942	Scuttled after being crippled in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on October 27, 1942	Hornet
Wasp	CV-7	April 25, 1940	1940-1942	Sunk by I-19, September 15, 1942	Wasp
Essex	CV-9	December 31, 1942	1942-1969	Scrapped in 1973	Essex
Essex	CV-10	April 15, 1943	1943-1970	Museum ship in Charleston, South Carolina	Yorktown
Essex	CV-11	August 16, 1943	1943-1974	Museum ship in New York City, New York	Intrepid
Essex	CV-12	November 29, 1943	1943-1970	Museum Ship	Hornet
Essex	CV-13	January 31, 1944	1944-1947	Scrapped in 1966	Franklin
Essex	CV-14	May 8, 1944	1944-1973	Scrapped in 1974	Ticonderoga
Essex	CV-15	October 9, 1944	1944-1969	Scrapped in 1975	Randolph
Essex	CV-16	February 17, 1943	1943-1991	Museum ship in Corpus Christi, Texas	Lexington
Essex	CV-17	May 25, 1943	1943-1947	Scrapped in 1974	Bunker Hill
Essex	CV-18	November 24, 1943	1943-1972	Scrapped in 1973	Wasp
Essex	CV-19	April 15, 1944	1944-1976	Scrapped in 1976	Hancock
Essex	CV-20	August 6, 1944	1944-1970	Scrapped in 1994	Bennington
Essex	CV-21	April 16, 1945	1945-1969	Scrapped in 1971	Boxer
Essex	CV-31	November 26, 1944	1944-1971	Scrapped in 1992	Bon Homme Richard
Essex	CV-32	April 11, 1946	1946-1959	Scrapped in 1970	Leyte
Essex	Cv-33	March 2, 1946	1946-1970	Scrapped in 1974	Kearsarge
Essex	Cv-34	September 25, 1950	1950-1976	Sunk as an artificial reef in 2006	Oriskany
Essex	Cv-35	Cancelled	N/A	Scrapped in 1949	Reprisal
Essex	CV-36	January 28, 1945	1945-1963	Scrapped in 1974	Antietam
Essex	CV-37	November 18, 1945	1945-1970	Scrapped in 1971	Princeton
Essex	CV-38	September 15, 1944	1944-1971	Scrapped in 1988	Shangri-La
Essex	CV-39	June 3, 1945	1945-1966	Scrapped in 1972	Lake Champlain
Essex	CV-40	December 8, 1945	1945-1960	Scrapped in 1968	Tarawa
Essex	CV-45	November 21, 1946	1946-1970	Scrapped in 1971	Valley Forge
Essex	CV-46	Cancelled	N/A	Scrapped in 1946	Iwo Jima
Essex	CV-47	May 11, 1946	1946-1958	Scrapped in 1971	Philippine Sea
Midway	CV-41	September 10, 1945	1945-1992	Museum ship in San Diego, California	Midway
Midway	CV-43	October 1, 1947	1947-1990	Scrapped in 2000	Coral Sea
Midway	CV-42	October 27, 1945	1945-1977	Scrapped in 1978	Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Independence	CV-22	January 14, 1943	1943-1946	Scuttled off San Francisco in 1951 after being used as a target in Operation Crossroads	Independence
Independence	CV-23	February 25, 1943	1943-1944	Sunk in the Battle of Leye Gulf	Princeton
Independence	CV-24	March 31, 1943	1943-1960	Transferred to France, scrapped in 1960	Belleau Wood
Independence	CV-25	May 28, 1943	1943-1947	Scrapped in 1960	Cowpens
Independence	CV-26	June 17, 1943	1943-1956	Scrapped in 1971	Monterey
Independence	CV-27	August 31, 1943	1943-1963	Transferred to France, scrapped in 1963	Langley
Independence	CV-28	July 24, 1943	1943-1989	Transferred to Spain, Scrapped in 2002	Cabot
Independence	CV-29	November 17, 1943	1943-1954	Scrapped in 1961	Bataan
Independence	CV-30	November 15, 1943	1943-1947	Scrapped in 1971	San Jacinto
Saipan	CVL-48	July 14, 1946	1946-1970	Scrapped in 1976	Saipan
Saipan	CVL-49	February 9, 1947	1947-1970	Scrapped in 1980	Wright
Long Island	CVE-1	June 2, 1941	1941-1946	Scrapped in 1977	Long Island
Bogue	CVE-9	September 26, 1942	1942-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Bogue
Bogue	CVE-11	November 8, 1942	1942-1946	Scrapped in 1971	Card
Bogue	CVE-12	June 15, 1942	1942-1946	Scrapped in 1961	Copahee
Bogue	CVE-13	December 10, 1942	1942-1946	Scrapped in 1971	Core
Bogue	CVE-16	August 20, 1942	1942-1946	Scrapped in 1961	Nassau
Bogue	CVE-18	September 15, 1942	1942-1946	Scrapped in 1961	Altamaha
Bogue	CVE-20	February 20, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Barnes
Bogue	CVE-21	March 8, 1943	1943-1944	Sunk by U-549 on May 29, 1944	Block Island
Bogue	CVE-23	April 12, 1943	1942-1946	Scrapped in 1972	Breton
Bogue	CVE-25	April 28, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1971	Croatan
Bogue	CVE-31	April 9, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1961	Prince William
Sangamon	CVE -26	August 25, 1942	1942-1945	Scrapped in 1960	Sangamon
Sangamon	CVE-27	September 24, 1942	1942-1947	Scrapped in 1959	Suwannee
Sangamon	CVE-28	September 19, 1942	1942-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Chenango
Sangamon	CVE-29	August 24, 1942	1942-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Santee
Casablanca	CVE-55	July 8, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1947	Casablanca
Casablanca	CVE-56	August 7, 1943	1943-1943	Sunk by I-175 on November 24, 1943	Liscome Bay
Casablanca	CVE-57	August 27, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Anzio
Casablanca	CVE-58	August 31, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Corregidor
Casablanca	CVE-59	September 13, 1943	1943-1947	Scrapped in 1959	Mission Bay
Casablanca	CVE-60	September 25, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Guadalcanal
Casablanca	CVE-61	October 5, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Manila Bay
Casablanca	CVE-62	October 14, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Natoma Bay
Casablanca	CVE-63	October 23, 1943	1943-1944	Sunk by the first ever Kamikaze raid in the Battle of Samar on October 25, 1944	St Lo
Casablanca	CVE-64	October 31, 1943	1943-1958	Scrapped in 1960	Tripoli
Casablanca	CVE-65	November 7, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1946	Wake Island
Casablanca	CVE-66	November 15, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1958	White Plains
Casablanca	CVE-67	November 21, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1947	Solomons
Casablanca	CVE-68	November 27, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1946	Kalinin Bay
Casablanca	CVE-69	December 4, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Kasaan Bay
Casablanca	CVE-70	December 9, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Fanshaw Bay
Casablanca	CVE-71	December 15, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Kitkun Bay
Casablanca	CVE-72	December 21, 1943	1943-1946	Scrapped in 1946	Tulagi
Casablanca	CVE-73	December 28, 1943	1943-1944	Sunk in the Battle off Samar, by either the battlecruiser IJN Kongo or battleship IJN Yamato on October 25, 1944	Gambier Bay
Casablanca	CVE-74	January 3, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Nehenta Bay
Casablanca	CVE-75	January 11, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Hoggatt Bay
Casablanca	CVE-76	January 18, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Kadashan Bay
Casablanca	CVE-77	January 26, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Marcus Island
Casablanca	CVE-78	February 3, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Savo Island
Casablanca	CVE-79	February 11, 1944	1944-1946	Struck by Kamikazes, scuttled on January 4, 1945	Ommaney Bay
Casablanca	CVE-80	February 18, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Petrof Bay
Casablanca	CVE-81	February 25, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Rudyerd Bay
Casablanca	CVE-82	March 2, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Saginaw Bay
Casablanca	CVE-83	March 9, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Sargent Bay
Casablanca	CVE-84	March 15, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Shamrock Bay
Casablanca	CVE-85	March 21, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Shipley Bay
Casablanca	CVE-86	March 28, 1944	1944-1954	Scrapped in 1961	Sitkoh Bay
Casablanca	CVE-87	April 4, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Steamer Bay
Casablanca	CVE-88	April 9, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1959	Cape Esperance
Casablanca	CVE-89	April 15, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Takanis Bay
Casablanca	CVE-90	April 12, 1944	1944-1964	Scrapped in 1966	Thetis Bay
Casablanca	CVE-91	April 27, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1961	Makassar Strait
Casablanca	CVE-92	May 3, 1944	1944-1959	Scrapped in 1961	Windham Bay
Casablanca	CVE-93	May 9, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1947	Makin Island
Casablanca	CVE-94	May 14, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Lunga Point
Casablanca	CVE-95	May 20, 1944	1944-1945	Sunk by kamikazes during the Battle of Iwo Jima on February 21, 1945	Bismarck Sea
Casablanca	CVE-96	May 26, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1946	Salamaua
Casablanca	CVE-97	June 1, 1944	1944-1947	Scrapped in 1960	Hollandia
Casablanca	CVE-98	June 7, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1961	Kwajalein
Casablanca	CVE-99	June 13, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1947	Admiralty Islands
Casablanca	CVE-100	June 18, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Bougainville
Casablanca	CVE-101	June 24, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Matanikau
Casablanca	CVE-102	June 30, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1947	Attu
Casablanca	CVE-103	July 6, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1946	Roi
Casablanca	CVE-104	July 8, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1960	Munda
Commencement Bay	CVE-105	November 27, 1944	1944-1946	Scrapped in 1972	Commencement Bay
Commencement Bay	CVE-106	December 30 ,1944	1944-1954	Scrapped in 1960	Block Island
Commencement Bay	CVE-107	February 5, 1945	1946-1955	Scrapped in 1979	Gilbert Islands
Commencement Bay	CVE-108	May 12, 1945	1945-1969	Scrapped in 1971	Kula Gulf
Commencement Bay	CVE-109	March 5, 1945	1945-1946	Scrapped in 1971	Cape Gloucester
Commencement Bay	CVE-110	May 19, 1945	1945-1954	Scrapped in 1962	Salerno Bay
Commencement Bay	CVE-111	April 9, 1945	1945-1970	Scrapped in 1971	Vella Gulf
Commencement Bay	CVE-112	May 14, 1945	1945-1956	Scrapped in 1971	Siboney
Commencement Bay	CVE-113	June 18, 1945	1945-1946	Scrapped in 1962	Puget Sound
Commencement Bay	CVE-114	October 22, 1945	1945-1955	Scrapped in 1971	Rendova
Commencement Bay	CVE-115	July 16, 1945	1945-1955	Scrapped in 1961	Bairoko
Commencement Bay	CVE-116	November 14, 1945	1945-1957	Scrapped in 1972	Badoeng Strait
Commencement Bay	CVE-117	September 4, 1945	1945-1947	Scrapped in 1971	Saidor
Commencement Bay	CVE-118	February 27, 1946	1946-1954	Scrapped in 1960	Sicily
Commencement Bay	CVE-119	October 16, 1945	1945-1969	Scrapped in 1971	Point Cruz
Commencement Bay	CVE-120	December 4, 1945	1945-1955	Scrapped in 1960	Mindoro
Commencement Bay	CVE-121	Completed but never commissioned	N/A	Scrapped in 1972	Rabaul
Commencement Bay	CVE-122	January 15, 1946	1946-1954	Scrapped in 1960	Palau
Commencement Bay	CVE-123	Completed but never commissioned	N/A	Scrapped in 1971	Tinian
Commencement Bay	CVE-124	Cancelled	N/A	N/A	Bastogne
Commencement Bay	CVE-125	Cancelled	N/A	N/A	Eniwetok
Commencement Bay	CVE-126	Cancelled	N/A	N/A	Lingayen
Commencement Bay	CVE-127	Cancelled	N/A	N/A	Okinawa