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ww2dbaseEscort Carrier Classes During World War II

	Escort Carrier Class	Navy	Production	Years in Production	Hull Type	Standard Displacement	Full Load Displacement	Overall Length	Installed Power	Speed	Total Complement	Operational Aircraft
						(long tons)	(long tons)	(feet)	(horsepower)	(knots)	(people)	(planes)
1	Langley	USN	1	1937	Collier	12,900	14,100	542	7,200	16	468	36
2	Audacity	RN	1	1941	Merchant ship	11,000		467	5,200	15	480	6
3	Long Island/Archer-class	USN/RN	2	1941	C-3 merchant	9,000	15,700	492	8,500	17	555-856	15-30
4	Taiyo-class	IJN	3	1941-42	Passenger liner	17,830	20,000	591	25,200	21	747-850	23-24
5	Charger/Avenger-class	USN/RN	4	1941-42	C-3 merchant	8,200	9,000	492	8,500	17	555	15-21
6	Bogue/Attacker-class	USN/RN	22	1942-43	C-3 merchant	8,390	13,980	495	8,500	16-18	890-970	19-24
7	Sangamon-class	USN	4	1942	T-3 tanker	11,400	24,275	553	13,500	18	860-1,080	25-32
8	Activity	RN	1	1942	Merchant ship	11,800	14,250	513	12,000	18	700	10
9	Bogue/Ruler(Ameer)-class	RN	23	1942-43	C-3 merchant	8,390	13,980	492	9,350	17	646	24
10	Casablanca-class	USN	50	1942-44	S merchant	8,188	10,902	512	9,000	19	910-916	27
11	Pretoria Castle	RN	1	1943	Passenger liner	23,450		594	16,000	18		21
12	Shin'yo	IJN	1	1943	Passenger liner	17,200	20,261	621	26,000	22	942	27
14	Kaiyo	IJN	1	1943	Passenger liner	13,400	16,223	546	52,000	23	829	24
13	Nairana-"class"	RN	3	1943-44	Merchant ships	13,500	15,970	530	12,000	16-18	639-728	15-20
15	Commencement Bay-class	USN	10	1944-45	T-3 tanker	10,900	24,100	557	16,000	19	1,066	34
	Total Production	127

Notes:

1. Values were obtained from multiple sources. Some reported values may not be directly comparable with others in the same column.
2. Six CVEs included in the table represent single-ship "classes."
3. The Nairana "class" is comprised of three unrelated conversions of merchant ships.

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Source(s):
Hazegray.org - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
History of War.org
Naval History.net - Service Histories of 1,000 Royal and Dominion Navy Warships
Royalnavyresearcharchive.org
Stille, Mark E (2013). The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific WarWikipedia.org

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Bob Bryant

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