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	RN Escort Carriers Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The escort carrier was designed as a solution to the shortage of naval air power for convoy protection.
		The first escort carrier was the British built HMS Audacity, entering service on June 17th 1941 she was the first escort carreir to operate as a convoy escort sailing with convoy, OG74 on September 13th 1941.
		The escort carriers were to fill various different roles other than convoy protect duties, especially after the battle for the Atlantic in 1944.
	www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk /ESCORT (619 words)

	1/700 USS Block Island
		Escort carrier sailors liked to claim CVE stood for 'combustible, vulnerable and expendable.' While their exploits are less well-known than those of the US Navy's fleet carriers, the 'jeep carriers' played a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic providing air cover for convoys and hunter-killer groups stalking German U-boats.
		In the vast expanse of the Pacific, escort carrier sailors fought the Japanese and transported replacement aircraft to the front.
		The USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21) was one of the BOGUE class of escort carriers.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2000/april/ships/block_island.htm (879 words)

	U.S.S. Midway - LetsGoSeeIt.com
		The history of each class of carrier is detailed in a series of placards at the display.
		America's first aircraft carrier was converted from the navy collier, USS Jupiter AC3 and re-commissioned as USS Langley CV1 on March 20, 1922 under the command of Commander Kenneth Whiting.
		The Sangamon class was somewhat larger than other escort carriers, displacing 11,400 tons, being 553 ft. long and carrying as many as 34 aircraft.
	www.letsgoseeit.com /index/county/sd/san_diego/loc09/midway.htm (3458 words)

	U.S. Naval Air Operations, WWII
		The escort carrier Chenango accompanied assault forces to the area and launched her load of 78 AAF P-40s (10-11 Nov) for operations from the field at Port Lyautey.
		One escort carrier, Liscome Bay was lost (24 Nov) to submarine attack, and the light carrier Independence was damaged (20 Nov) by air attack.
		Task Force 38, with seven heavy and four light carriers in three groups and one heavy and one light carrier in a night group, and accompanied by a Replenishment Group with one hunter-killer and seven escort carriers, concentrated on the destruction of enemy air power and air installations in surrounding areas.
	home.att.net /~ww2aviation/USNair.html (19654 words)

	Murderer's Row: U.S. Aircraft Carriers
		So powerful was US air defense becoming, both on the carriers and their escorts and in the air, that the Japanese send their rookie pilots in deliberate suicide attacks, crashing into the ships along with their planes.
		A clear sign of the offensive/defensive ratio of carriers in 1942 is the fact that USS Enterprise was solely responsible for the destruction of Akagi, Kaga and Hiryu,while USS Yorktown of the same class was unable to defend itself against a single carrier's strike power, Hiryu's.
		Carrier battles were, in 1942, thus like the battlecruiser matches of the earlier war: both sides carried the weapons to defeat the other side many times over, but neither was even close to well protected.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/ships/carriers (1055 words)

	The History
		The best understanding of this undertaking is that 8 small carriers carrying 20 planes each could be constructed in the same period of time it took to construct the larger carriers.
		The meant that even though the larger carriers could move at around 30 knots, while the smaller carriers were limited to around 20 knots, the smaller carriers combined with the circumstance of the Pacific actually became the "plan of the day".
		While history shows that the Kaiser carriers were doomed as to the loss of the majority of their crews upon sinking that same history shows that both the CVE 21 (Bogue Class) and the CVE 106 (the Commencement Bay Glass) could stand well in the effort to protect it's crews.
	www.ussblockisland.org /history.htm (2665 words)

	CVE-55 Casablanca class
		The Casablanca class ships were relatively small at 10,200 tons (incidentally about the size of ship envisaged in the 1920s and 1930s small carrier designs), but possessed a more useful and larger hangar deck than the preceding conversions - not unexpected in a ship that was designed from keel up an escort carrier.
		The new carriers received the standard CVE island, which was obviously more than satisfactory, and a large margin of fuel oil for refueling destroyers.
		The new carriers were armed with a single 5” L/38 on the stern, 16 40mm L/56 in twins around the flightdeck, and numbers of 20mm L/70 guns.
	www.microworks.net /PACIFIC/ships/carriers/casablanca.htm (404 words)

	The Role of the Jeep Carrier in World War II
		The little escort carriers were preparing for another day when, early in the morning of Oct. 25, lookouts on board ships of Taffy 3 spotted Admiral Takeo Kuritaþs heavy surface force attempting to enter Leyte Gulf and attack the transports and beachhead.
		The escort carriers themselves were saved fromutter destruction because of excellent maneuvering by their captains, and because, when hit, their thin armor permitted the Japanese shells to pass completely through without exploding.
		Two escort carriers were lost along with four of the gallant little destroyers.
	home.comcast.net /~ivorjeffreys/jeep.html (1205 words)

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		By the summer of 1943 the escort carriers were in the US Navy in force and were now of sufficient strength that along with surface ships could be combined into hunter-killer task groups to seek out German submarines.
		The carrier Bogue with her escorts as task group 21.12 got underway from Argentia, Newfoundland on the 30th of May. Upon reaching her patrol station in the area 35N, 45W on 1 June, she was in support of westbound Convoy GUS-7A, then rounding the southern end of the "Trutz" line that Doenitz had set up.
		Caught cruising on the surface 20 miles astern of the carrier, the submarine was attacked by seven aircraft and sunk.
	www.ibiblio.org /pha/ultra/navy-1.html (9658 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers
		The Japanese attack on Midway was met by a greatly outnumbered U.S. carrier force composed of Task Force 17 with USS Yorktown (CV 5) and Task Force 16 with USS Hornet (CV 8) and USS Enterprise (CV 6).
		In the ensuing battle, the four large Japanese carriers were sunk, carrying with them 258 planes along with a high percentage of Japan's most highly trained and battle-experienced carrier pilots, a blow to Japan from which she could not recover.
		Damaged were the Japanese carrier Zuiho and the carrier Shokaku, and the cruiser Chikuma.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/cv-hist2.html (838 words)

	Tamiya 1/700 Bogue Class CVE
		In addition to providing convoy escort, they were also used on aircraft transport duties wherever aircraft were needed.
		The first of the escort carriers was the British HMS Audacity, this was soon followed by the Japanese Unyo class and the US Long Island.
		Within months many new US hulls were laid down - the Sangamon and Bogue classes were followed by the 50-strong Casablanca class and the 19 ships of the Commencement Bay Class, although not all were completed.
	www.internetmodeler.com /1999/august/first-looks/bogue.htm (388 words)

	H.M.S. EMPEROR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		On 19 April 1943, the keel was laid for a Casablanca class auxiliary aircraft carrier at the Kaiser Shipyard, Vancouver, Washington.
		The second auxiliary aircraft carrier earmarked to be named HMS Emperor began her carrier as the USS PYBUS (ACV–34), a Bogue class escort carrier.
		She was carrying HMS Shah’s Avengers, - these having been transferred after her catapult went unserviceable - a type she was not equipped to support.
	www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk /ESCORT/EMPEROR.htm (923 words)

	CVE-9 Bogue
		Using merchant ship hulls and adding a rudimentary hangar and flight deck, escort carriers became one of the weapons responsible for defeating the U-boats.
		Bogue was originally classified AVG-9, but was changed to ACV-9, 20 August 1942; CVE-9, 15 July 1943; and CVHE-9, 12 June 1955.
		The original battery for this class specified 2 5” L/51 guns, plus four quadruple 1,1” guns, which would be comparatively easy to come by since they were being removed from front-line warships.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/cve-9.htm (386 words)

	Escort Carrier Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Conversion consisted of a wooden flight deck on a trusswork superstructure short of the ships' length; a small enclosed hangar beneath the flight deck aft; navigation bridge was located under the forward edge of the flight deck.
		The execution of the "Germany first" policy is shown in the distribution of auxiliary carriers in 1942 and 1943 wherein only 15% of productive capacity went to hold in the Pacific and the major effort was to keep Europe supplied through the U-boat blockade and to harass the Nazi in the Mediterranean.
		The Casablanca Class were built by Kaiser using mass production techniques to a fast transport (P-1), design for speed of construction, but were intended as escort carriers from the ground up.
	www.ww2pacific.com /notecve.html (934 words)

	LemaireSoft's Class: Attacker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The ships had been ordered by Britain but the USA continued the series for their own account, resulting in the class Bogue.
		They carried out two kind of duties: the support for amphibious operations and the escort of convoys.
		Several of these carriers took part in strikes against the Norwegian hideout of the Tirpitz.
	www.lemaire.happyhost.org /ship/classe1/5772.html (311 words)

	Tracker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		HMS Tracker was to be the sixth Avenger Class escort carrier (BAVG-6).
		Prior to completion she was modified to become the lead ship of the improved Attacker Class (also known as the Bogue Class in the USN) of Escort Carrier.
		Tracker was one of 11 Bogue class CVEs loaned to the Royal Navy, the USN keeping the remainder.
	www.steelnavy.com /tracker.htm (526 words)

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		Concept/Program: A second group of Bogue class ships was ordered in response to continued need for escort carriers.
		These ships were built from the keel up as carriers, rather than being converted merchant hulls, but were in almost all respects identical to the first batch of Bogues.
		North America/UK SC129 - 26 ships escorted by British B2 group, with 5th EG (escort carrier "Biter") transferred from HX237 on the 14th.
	www.lycos.com /info/escort--ships.html (268 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: RN Escort Carriers
		Served as an escort on Russia convoys and as an ASW carrier in the Arctic.
		Served mostly as a convoy escort carrier, but transferred to the Pacific as a fighter carrier and transport late in the war.
		Served as an escort in European waters and as a ferry carrier.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/uk_esc.htm (6145 words)

	Avalanche Press
		They are much less capable than the big fleet carriers, but with the very powerful American aircraft on their decks, one of them is equal in fighting power to anything the Japanese have.
		Thus three of the light carriers were not true conversions at all, as they had already been ordered as carriers when laid down.
		Two of the class were sold to France, and two others had brief post-war careers as anti-submarine carriers (one of these going to the Spanish Navy in 1967).
	www.avalanchepress.com /EmergencyCarriers.php (1230 words)

	escort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It's a very good reference source for the modeler since it contains a plan and profile for each class of carrier, and provides a lot of useful photos to "trick out" the project.
		Sprinkled throughout the book are scrap drawings of the different weapons carried, radars (although a YE beacon antenna is mislabeled as an SC radar), and aircraft.
		There are some very good 1/700 scale escort carrier kits (though the Commencement Bay class and Long Island classes have yet to be covered), and we are starting to see escort carriers available in 1/350 scale.
	www.steelnavy.com /escort.htm (479 words)

	CVE-31 Prince William
		Although the US Navy classed these ships with the first group of Bogues, the Royal Navy put them in a separate class, the HMS Ameer class.
		A second group of Bogue class ships was ordered in response to continued need for escort carriers.
		This class included changes which had been gradually applied to the previous group, including the 4 dual 40 mm AA and replacement of single 20 mm guns with dual mounts.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/cve-31.htm (229 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: US Escort Carriers, C3 Hulls
		Concept/Program: The escort carrier program was seen as a quick way to produce a large number of auxiliary carriers, ships which could be employed in varying roles as requirements dictated.
		After limited service as a carrier she was used as a transport starting 1949 and was disarmed during 1951-1953.
		Served as an ASW carrier and transport in the Atlantic.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/us_esc1.htm (6853 words)

	U.S. Navy Escort Aircraft Carrier Statistics
		The designation was changed to Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) on 20 August 1942 and on 15 July 1943 all were re-designated Escort Aircraft Carriers (CVE).
		Some early hulls converted to aircraft carriers by US shipyards went directly to the UK and were not numbered escort carriers in the Navy Register.
		Some sources subdivide the Archer class into the Archer class (1 ship) and Avenger class (differing numbers of ships) and a few sources subdivide the Ruler class into the Ravager, Searcher and Tracker classes.
	www.bluejacket.com /usn_ship_stats_carrier_escort.html (399 words)

	Remembering The SUNDOWNERS Sea Classics - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The result of the President's emphasis was the Bogue, Casablanca and Commencement Bay-class escort carrier (CVE) programs which eventually multiplied into more than a hundred submarine hunters built for the US and Royal Navies.
		With only seven carriers to serve both oceans, the Navy would be hard-pressed to mount any offensive aerial operations if the United States became involved in an all-out shooting war.
		Similar to the escort carrier program he had championed earlier, Roosevelt argued light carriers would accelerate bringing sorely needed seabased airpower into the war.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa4442/is_200510/ai_n16063347 (822 words)

	Modeling-ABC
		Type of auxiliary aircraft carriers originally destined to protect convoys from attacks of German submarines, but in US use soon taking over a multitude of tasks, mainly in the Pacific.
		At first hulls of transport ships ("Long Island" and Bogue-class) or tankers (Sangamon class) were used, their superstructure removed and a wooden flight deck with a tiny "island" (control center) added.
		Beginning with the "Kaiser-class" escort carriers were custom built in series.
	www.pmcn.de /English/E-weE.htm (1429 words)

	US Navy Aircraft Carriers, 1940-1945
		Carried as Aircraft Carriers, Escort (AVG) until 20 Aug. 1942 and Auxiliary Aircraft Carriers (ACV) until CVE designation established 15 July 1943.
		The first vessels designated as escort carriers to be added to the U.S. Navy.
		First Escort Carriers designed and built from the keel up as such.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-cv.html (571 words)

	German Aircraft Carriers - World War 2 Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The sole reason the Bismark met its end was that a carrier borne swordfish caught up with it and disabled its rudder, it,s yet another example of German shortcomings.
		USS Bogue (CVE9) 15th January 1942 Served as an anti submarine and transport carrier during the war.
		In addittion, had Germany managed to build aircraft carriers then there was still the problem of crewing the ships, especially with seaman officers who had handled large aircraft carriers both at sea and in harbour.
	www.wwiiforum.com /forum/showthread.php?t=4362 (3948 words)

	USN Ships--USS Greene (DD-266, later AVD-13 & APD-36)
		Greene operated as a convoy escort from then until late in 1943, also joining the escort carriers Bogue (CVE-9) and Core (CVE-13) on anti-submarine hunter-killer operations during the latter year.
		Her cruises with Bogue in April-June 1943 resulted in the sinking of three German U-boats and earned Greene a Presidential Unit Citation.
		Subsequent Mediterranean escort duties kept her occupied until December 1944, when returned to the U.S. for transfer to the Pacific.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-g/dd266.htm (785 words)

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