U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS of World War II

Fleet Carriers

ID	Name	Commission	Tons	Feet	7Dec41 Lost	Stars
CV -1	Langley (AV-3)	redesignate	19,360	542	Philippines . Java
CV -2	Lexington	14Dec27	33,000	910	to Midway. Coral Sea	2
CV -3	Saratoga	16Nov27	33,000	910	to San Diego	7
CV -4	Ranger	4Jun34	14,500	769	to Norfolk	2
CV -5	Yorktown	30Sep37	19,800	827	Norfolk. Midway	3
CV -6	Enterprise	12May38	19,800	827	to Pearl Harbor	20
CV -7	Wasp	25Apr40	14,700	739	Bermuda. Guadalcanal	2
CV -8	Hornet	20Oct41	20,000	809	Norfolk. Santa Cruz	4
CV -9	Essex	31Dec42	27,100	874	13 + 2 Korea
CV-10	Yorktown II	15Apr43	27,100	874	11 + Virtnam
CV-11	Intrepid	16Aug43	27,100	874	5+ + Vietnam
CV-12	Hornet II	29Nov43	27,100	874	7
CV-13	Franklin	31Jan44	27,100	874	4 + 4 Korea
CV-14	Ticonderoga	8May44	27,100	885	5 + 12 Vietnam
CV-15	Randolph	9Oct44	27,100	885	3
CV-16	Lexington II	17Feb43	27,100	874	11
CV-17	Bunker Hill	24May43	27,100	874	11
CV-18	Wasp II	24Nov43	27,100	874	8
CV-19	Hancock	15Apr44	27,100	885	4
CV-20	Bennington	6Aug44	27,100	874	3+
CVL-22	Independence	14Jan43	11,000	619	8 (cruiser hulls)
CVL-23	Princeton	25Feb43	11,000	619	9 Leyte
CVL-24	Belleau Wood	31Mar43	11,000	622	12 , to France 1953-'60
CVL-25	Cowpens	28May43	11,000	622	12
CVL-26	Monterey	17Jun43	11,000	622	11
CVL-27	Langley II	31Aug43	11,000	619	8 , to France 1951-'63
CVL-28	Cabot	24July43	11,000	622	9 , to Spain '67-'89 Scrap 2001 (last CVL)
CVL-29	Bataan	17Nov43	11,000	619	6 + 7 Korea
CVL-30	San Jacinto	15Dec43	11,000	622	5
CV -31	Bonhomme Richard	26Nov44	27,100	874	1 + 5 Korea
CV -38	Shangri-La	15Sep44	27,100	885	2 + 3 Korea
CV	"Robin"	May43 to	Jul43	loan of HMS Victorious

------------------ Commissioned Too Late to Participate in the War -----------------

CV -21 Boxer 16 Apr 45 27,100 885 Korea

CV -32 Leyte 11 Apr 46 27,100

CV -33 Kearsarge 2 May 46 27,100 Korea

CV -34 Oriskany 25 Sep 50 27,100 888 Korea Sunk as a reef 17May'06

CV -35 Reprisal not completed

CV -36 Antietam 28 Jan 45 27,100 885 Korea

CV -37 Princeton 18 Nov 45 27,100

CV -39 Lake Champlain 3 Jun 45 27,100 885 Korea

CV -40 Tarawa 8 Dec 45 27,100 885

CVB-41 Midway 10 Sep 45 45,000 968 Vietnam, Desert Storm.

CVB-42 F.D.Roosevelt 27 Oct 45 45,000 968

CVB-43 Coral Sea 1 Oct 47 45,000 968 Vietnam

CV -45 Valley Forge 3 Nov 46 27,100 888 Korea,Vietnam

CV -47 Philippine Sea 11 May 46 27,100 885 Korea

CVL-48 Saipan 14 July 46 14,500 684 Vietnam Arlington (AGMR-2) '65

CVL-49 Wright 9 Feb 47 14,500 684 CC-2 1963

Gray means completed too late to participate in the Pacific War.
Work slowed with surrender, but most would have been ready for Operation Downfall.
Canceled: CV-35, CVB-44, CV-46, CV-50 to CV-55, CVB-56, CVB-57.

Monuments:
Yorktown II	CV-10	"The Fighting Lady"	Charleston, SC	WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Apollo
Intrepid	CV-11	"Fighting I"	New York, NY	WW2, Vietname, Apollo
Hornet II	CV-12	"The Gray Ghost"	Alameda Point, San Francisco, CA	WW2, Apollo
Lexington II	CV-16	"The Blue Ghost"	Corpus Christi,TX	WW2
Midway	CVB-41		San Diego, CA, 2003	Vietnam, Desert Storm

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CV -21	Boxer	16 Apr 45	27,100	885	Korea
CV -32	Leyte	11 Apr 46	27,100
CV -33	Kearsarge	2 May 46	27,100		Korea
CV -34	Oriskany	25 Sep 50	27,100	888	Korea	Sunk as a reef 17May'06
CV -35	Reprisal	not completed
CV -36	Antietam	28 Jan 45	27,100	885	Korea
CV -37	Princeton	18 Nov 45	27,100
CV -39	Lake Champlain	3 Jun 45	27,100	885	Korea
CV -40	Tarawa	8 Dec 45	27,100	885
CVB-41	Midway	10 Sep 45	45,000	968	Vietnam, Desert Storm.
CVB-42	F.D.Roosevelt	27 Oct 45	45,000	968
CVB-43	Coral Sea	1 Oct 47	45,000	968	Vietnam
CV -45	Valley Forge	3 Nov 46	27,100	888	Korea,Vietnam
CV -47	Philippine Sea	11 May 46	27,100	885	Korea
CVL-48	Saipan	14 July 46	14,500	684	Vietnam	Arlington (AGMR-2) '65
CVL-49	Wright	9 Feb 47	14,500	684	CC-2 1963