US carrier production 1939 - 1941, a Chronology.

syscom_3 · 07-06-2007, 05:23 PM

I found an interesting list, that lists the production of and running talley of all the carriers used by the USN in WW2.

This document lists US Navy carrier force levels throughout WWII, and a timeline of carrier construction. The following specific dates and events are listed:
1. The date the keel of a carrier was laid down
2. The date the classification of a ship was changed to an aircraft carrier
3. The date the name of a ship was changed
4. The date a carrier was commissioned
5. The date a carrier was sunk

1 Sep 39: Status of US Aircraft Carriers
Warships
In Commission: USS Enterprise (CV-6); USS Lexington (CV-2); USS Ranger (CV-4); USS Saratoga (CV-3); USS Yorktown (CV-5)
Building: Wasp (CV-7).
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 1

25 Sep 39: Keel of Hornet (CV- 8) laid down.
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 2

25 Apr 40: Wasp (CV-7) commissioned.
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 1

6 Mar 41: SS Mormacmail (MC Hull 47) acquired for conversion to Long Island
(AVG-1)
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 1
AVG 0 1

28 Apr 41: Keel of Essex (CV-9) laid down.
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 2
AVG 0 1

2 Jun 41: Long Island (AVG-1) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 2
AVG 1 0

18 Jun 41: Keel of Copahee (AVG-12, MC Hull 169) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 2
AVG 1 1

15 Jul 41: Keel of Cabot (CV-16) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 3
AVG 1 1

15 Sep 41: Keel of Bunker Hill (CV-17) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 4
AVG 1 1

1 Oct 41: Keel of Bogue (AVG-9, MC Hull 170) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 4
AVG 1 2

4 Oct 41: HMS Charger (BAVG-4) returned to USN
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 4
AVG 1 3

20 Oct 41: Hornet (CV- 8) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 3
AVG 1 3

27 Oct 41: Keel of Card (AVG-11, MC Hull 178 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 3
AVG 1 4

27 Nov 41: Keel of Nassau (AVG-16, MC Hull 234) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 3
AVG 1 5

1 Dec 41: Keel of Bon Homme Richard (CV-10) laid down
Keel of Intrepid (CV-11) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 5
AVG 1 5

19 Dec 41: Keel of Altamaha (AVG-18, MC Hull 235) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 5
AVG 1 6

syscom_3 · 07-06-2007, 05:27 PM

1 Jan 42: Status
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 5
AVG 1 6

2 Jan 42: Keel of Core (AVG-13, MC Hull 179) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 5
AVG 1 7

9 Jan 42: Santee (AO-29) reclassified AVG-29 and begins conversion
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 5
AVG 1 8

10 Jan 42: Amsterdam (CL-59) redesignated Independence (CV-22) while building
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 5
AVG 1 9

19 Jan 42: Keels of Barnes (AVG-20, MC Hull 236) and Block Island (AVG-21,
MC Hull 237) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 5
AVG 1 11

24 Jan 42: HMS Charger (BAVG-4) reclassified Charger (AVG-30)

1 Feb 42: Keel of Core (AVG-13) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 5
AVG 1 12

14 Feb 42: Sangamon (AO-28 ) reclassified AVG-26 and Suwanee (AO-33)
reclassified AVG-27 and begin conversion
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 5
AVG 1 14

16 Feb 42: New Haven (CL-76) redesignated Belleau Wood (CV-24) and Princeton (CL-61) redesignated Princeton (CV-23) while building
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 7
AVG 1 14

25 Feb 42: Keel of Breton (AVG-23, MC Hull 239) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 7
AVG 1 15

3 Mar 42: Charger (AVG-30) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 7
AVG 2 14

16 Mar 42: Chenango (AO-31) reclassified AVG-28 and begins conversion
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 7
AVG 2 15

18 Mar 42: Keel of Oriskany (CV-18 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 8
AVG 2 15

27 Mar 42: Following CL's redesignated CV's while building:
Huntington (CL-77) to Cowpens (CV-25)
Dayton (CL-78 ) to Monterey (CV-26)
Fargo (CL-85) to Crown Point (CV-27)
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
AVG 2 15

15 Apr 42: Keel of Croatan (AVG-25, MC Hull 241) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
AVG 2 16

8 May 42: USS Lexington (CV-2) sunk by aerial torpedoes in Battle of Coral Sea
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 11
AVG 2 16

18 May 42: Keel of Prince William (AVG-31, MC Hull 242) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 11
AVG 2 17

2 Jun 42: Following CL's redesignated CV's while building:
Wilmington (CL-79) to Cabot (CV-28 )
Buffalo (CL-99) to Bataan (CV-29)
Newark (CL-100) to Reprisal (CV-30)
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 14
AVG 2 17

7 Jun 42: USS Yorktown (CV-5), damaged by aircraft on 4 Jun during Battle of Midway, torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-168.
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 14
AVG 2 17

15 Jun 42: Copahee (AVG-12) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 14
AVG 3 16

16 Jun 42: Cabot (CV-16) renamed Lexington while building

3 Aug 42: Keel of Kearsarge (CV-12) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 15
AVG 3 16

20 Aug 42: All AVGs reclassified ACVs
Nassau (ACV-16) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 15
ACV 4 15

24 Aug 42: Santee (ACV-29) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 15
ACV 5 14

25 Aug 42: Sangamon (ACV-26) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 15
ACV 6 13

15 Sep 42: USS Wasp (CV-7) torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-19 south of Guadalcanal. Altamaha (ACV-18 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 4 15
ACV 7 12

19 Sep 42: Chenango (ACV-28 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 4 15
ACV 8 11

24 Sep 42: Suwanee (ACV-27) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 4 15
ACV 9 10

26 Sep 42: Bogue (ACV-9) commissioned; Bon Homme Richard (CV-10) renamed Yorktown while building; Oriskany (CV-18 ) renamed Wasp while building
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 4 15
ACV 10 9

26 Oct 42: USS Hornet (CV-8 ) sunk after being damaged by aircraft torpedoes
during Battle of Santa Cruz
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 15
ACV 10 9

3 Nov 42: Keel of Ameer (ACV-55, MC Hull 1092) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 15
ACV 10 10

8 Nov 42: Card (ACV-11) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 15
ACV 11 9

13 Nov 42: Crown Point (CV-27) renamed Langley while building

17 Nov 42: Keel of Anguilla Bay (ACV-58, MC Hull 1095) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 15
ACV 11 10

7 Dec 42: Keel of Franklin (CV-13) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 16
ACV 11 10

9 Dec 42: Keel of Liscome Bay (ACV-56, MC Hull 1093) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 16
ACV 11 11

10 Dec 42: Core (ACV-13) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 16
ACV 12 10

12 Dec 42: Keel of Alikula Bay (ACV-57, MC Hull 1094) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 16
ACV 12 11

15 Dec 42: Keel of Bennington (CV-20) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 17
ACV 12 11

28 Dec 42: Keel of Atheling (ACV-59, MC Hull 1096) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 3 17
ACV 12 12

31 Dec 42: Essex (CV-9) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 4 16
ACV 12 12

syscom_3 · 07-06-2007, 05:29 PM

1 Jan 43: Status
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 4 16
ACV 12 12

5 Jan 43: Keel of Astrolabe Bay (ACV-60, MC Hull 1097) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 4 16
ACV 12 13

6 Jan 43: Reprisal (CV-30) renamed San Jacinto while building

14 Jan 43: Independence (CV-22) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 15
ACV 12 13

15 Jan 43: Keels of Bucareli Bay (ACV-61, MC Hull 1098 ) and Shangri La
(CV-38 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 16
ACV 12 14

17 Jan 43: Keel of HMS Begum (ACV-62, MC Hull 1099) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 16
ACV 12 15

22 Jan 43: Kearsarge (CV-12) renamed Hornet while building; HMS Begum (ACV-62) transferred to USN and renamed Natoma Bay

23 Jan 43: Ameer (ACV-55) renamed Alazon Bay on ways; keel of Chapin Bay (ACV-63, MC Hull 1100) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 16
ACV 12 16

26 Jan 43: Keel of Ticonderoga (CV-19) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 17
ACV 12 16

1 Feb 43: Keels of Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), Didrickson Bay (ACV-64, MC Hull 1101) and Hancock (CV-14) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 19
ACV 12 17

6 Feb 43: Keel of Dolomi Bay (ACV-65, MC Hull 1102) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 19
ACV 12 18

11 Feb 43: Keel of Elbour Bay (ACV-66, MC Hull 1103) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 5 19
ACV 12 19

17 Feb 43: Lexington (CV-16) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 18
ACV 12 19

20 Feb 43: Barnes (ACV-20) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 6 18
ACV 13 18

25 Feb 43: Princeton (CV-23) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 17
ACV 13 18

8 Mar 43: Block Island (ACV-21) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 17
ACV 14 17

15 Mar 43: Keels of Antietam (CV-36) and Lake Champlain (CV-39) laid
down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 19
ACV 14 17

31 Mar 43: Belleau Wood (CV-24) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 18
ACV 14 17

3 Apr 43: Following ACV's renamed on ways:
Alazon Bay (ACV-55) to Casablanca
Alikula Bay (ACV-57) to Coral Sea
Anguilla Bay (ACV-58 ) to Corregidor
Astrolabe Bay (ACV-60) to Guadalcanal
Atheling (ACV-59) to Mission Bay
Bucareli Bay (ACV-61) to Manila Bay
Chapin Bay (ACV-63) to Midway
Didrickson Bay (ACV-64) to Tripoli
Dolomi Bay (ACV-65) to Wake Island
Elbour Bay (ACV-66) to White Plains
9 Apr 43: Prince William (ACV-31) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 18
ACV 15 16

12 Apr 43: Breton (ACV-23) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 18
ACV 16 15

15 Apr 43: Yorktown (CV-10) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 17
ACV 16 15

19 Apr 43: Keel of Solomons (ACV-67, MC Hull 1104) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 17
ACV 16 16

26 Apr 43: Keel of Kalanin Bay (ACV-68, MC Hull 1105) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 17
ACV 16 17

28 Apr 43: Croatan (ACV-25) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 17
ACV 17 16

1 May 43: Hancock (CV-14) renamed Ticonderoga and Ticonderoga (CV-19) renamed Hancock while building
10 May 43: Keel of Randolph (CV-15) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 18
ACV 17 16

11 May 43: Keel of Kasaan Bay (ACV-69, MC Hull 1106) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 18
ACV 17 17

18 May 43: Keel of Fanshaw Bay (ACV-70, MC Hull 1107) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 9 18
ACV 17 18

25 May 43: Bunker Hill (CV-17) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 10 17
ACV 17 18

28 May 43: Cowpens (CV-25) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 11 16
ACV 17 18

31 May 43: Keel of Kitkun Bay (ACV-71, MC Hull 1108 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 11 16
ACV 17 19

7 Jun 43: Keel of Fortezela Bay (ACV-72, MC Hull 1109) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 11 16
ACV 17 20

17 Jun 43: Monterey (CV-26) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 12 15
ACV 17 20

8 Jul 43: Casablanca (ACV-55) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 12 15
ACV 18 19

10 Jul 43: Keel of Gambier Bay (ACV-73, MC Hull 1110) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 12 15
ACV 18 20

15 Jul 43: All ACV's reclassified CVE
Following CV's reclassified CVL's:
USS Independence (CV-22) to CVL-22
USS Princeton (CV-23) to CVL-23
USS Belleau Wood (CV-24) to CVL-24
USS Cowpens (CV-25) to CVL-25
USS Monterey (CV-26) to CVL-26
Langley (CV-27) to CVL-27
Cabot (CV-28 ) to CVL-28
Bataan (CV-29) to CVL-29
San Jacinto (CV-30) to CVL-30
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
CVL 5 4
CVE 18 20

20 Jul 43: Keel of Nehenta Bay (CVE-74, MC Hull 1111) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
CVL 5 4
CVE 18 21

24 Jul 43: Cabot (CVL-28 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
CVL 6 3
CVE 18 21

7 Aug 43: Liscome Bay (CVE-56) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 7 11
CVL 6 3
CVE 19 20

16 Aug 43: Intrepid (CV-11) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 6 3
CVE 19 20

17 Aug 43: Keel of Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75, MC Hull 1112) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 6 3
CVE 19 21

27 Aug 43: Coral Sea (CVE-57) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 6 3
CVE 20 20

31 Aug 43: Corregidor (CVE-58 ) and Langley (CVL-27) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 7 2
CVE 21 19

2 Sep 43: Keel of Kadashan Bay (CVE-76, MC Hull 1113) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 10
CVL 7 2
CVE 21 20

13 Sep 43: Keel of Boxer (CV-21) laid down; Mission Bay (CVE-59)
commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 22 19

14 Sep 43: Keel of Valley Forge (CV-37) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 22 19

15 Sep 43: Keel of Kanalku Bay (CVE-77, MC Hull 1114) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 22 20

23 Sep 43: Keel of St Joseph Bay (CVE-105) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 22 21

25 Sep 43: Guadalcanal (CVE-60) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 23 20

27 Sep 43: Keel of Kaita Bay, CVE-78, MC Hull 1115) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 23 21

5 Oct 43: Manila Bay (CVE-61) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 24 20

6 Oct 43: Keel of Ommaney Bay (CVE-79, MC Hull 1116) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 24 21

14 Oct 43: Natoma Bay (CVE-62) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 25 20

15 Oct 43: Keel of Petrof Bay (CVE-80, MC Hull 1117) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 25 21

23 Oct 43: Midway (CVE-63) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 26 20

24 Oct 43: Keel of Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81, MC Hull 1118 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 26 21

25 Oct 43: Keel of Sunset Bay (CVE-106) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 26 22

27 Oct 43: Keel of Midway (CVB-41) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 26 22

31 Oct 43: Tripoli (CVE-64) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 27 21

1 Nov 43: Keel of Saginaw Bay (CVE-82, MC Hull 1119) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 27 22

7 Nov 43: Wake Island (CVE-65) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 28 21

8 Nov 43: Keel of Sargent Bay (CVE-83, MC Hull 1120) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 28 22

15 Nov 43: Keel of Shamrock Bay (CVE-84, MC Hull 1121) laid down;
White Plains (CVE-66) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 29 22

17 Nov 43: Bataan (CVL-29) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 8 1
CVE 30 21

21 Nov 43: Solomons (CVE-67) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 31 20

22 Nov 43: Keel of Shipley Bay (CVE-85, MC Hull 1122) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 31 21

21 Nov 43: Solomons (CVE-67) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 20

24 Nov 43: USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) torpedoed and sunk by I-175 off Gilbert
Islands; Wasp (CV-18, ex Oriskany) commissioned.
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 31 20

27 Nov 43: Kalanin Bay (CVE-68 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 19

28 Nov 43: Keel of Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86, MC Hull 1123) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 8 12
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 20

29 Nov 43: Hornet (CV-12) commissioned; keel of St Andrews Bay (CVE-107) laid
down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 1
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 21

1 Dec 43: Keel of Coral Sea (CVB-42) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 32 21

4 Dec 43: Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) commissioned; keel of Steamer Bay (CVE-87, MC
Hull 1124) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 33 21

9 Dec 43: Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 34 20

11 Dec 43: Keel of Cape Esperance (CVE-88, MC Hull 1125) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 7 2
CVE 34 21

15 Dec 43: Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) and San Jacinto (CVL-30) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 35 20

16 Dec 43: Keels of Takansis Bay (CVE-89, MC Hull 1126) and Vermillion Bay
(CVE-108 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 35 22

21 Dec 43: Tulagi (CVE-72) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 36 21

22 Dec 43: Keel of Thetis Bay (CVE-90, MC Hull 1127) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 36 22

28 Dec 43: Gambier Bay (CVE-73) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 37 21

29 Dec 43: Keel of Makassar Strait (CVE-91, MC Hull 1128 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 8 1
CVE 37 22

syscom_3 · 07-06-2007, 05:31 PM

1 Jan 44: Status
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 37 22

3 Jan 44: Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 38 21

5 Jan 44: Keel of Windham Bay (CVE-92, MC Hull 1129) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 38 22

10 Jan 44: Keel of Willapa Bay (CVE-109) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 38 23

11 Jan 44: Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 39 22

12 Jan 44: Keel of Makin Island (CVE-93, MC Hull 1130) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 39 23

18 Jan 44: Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 40 22

19 Jan 44: Keel of Lunga Point (CVE-94, MC Hull 1131) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 40 23

26 Jan 44: Marcus Island (CVE-77) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 9 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 41 22

31 Jan 44: Franklin (CV-13) commissioned; keel of Alikula Bay (CVE-95, MC Hull 1132) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 10
CVL 9 0
CVE 41 23

3 Feb 44: Savo Island (CVE-78 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 10
CVL 9 0
CVE 42 22

4 Feb 44: Keel of Salamaua (CVE-96, MC Hull 1133) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 10
CVL 9 0
CVE 42 23

7 Feb 44: Keel of Salerno Bay (CVE-110) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 10
CVL 9 0
CVE 42 24

11 Feb 44: Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 10
CVL 9 0
CVE 43 23

12 Feb 44: Keel of Astrolabe Bay (CVE-97, MC Hull 1134) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 10
CVL 9 0
CVE 43 24

18 Feb 44: Petrof Bay (CVE-80) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 10
CVL 9 0
CVE 44 23

19 Feb 44: Keel of Bucareli Bay (CVE-98, MC Hull 1135) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 10
CVL 9 0
CVE 44 24

21 Feb 44: Keel of Crown Point (CV-32) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 44 24

25 Feb 44: Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 45 23

26 Feb 44: Keel of Chapin Bay (CVE-99, MC Hull 1136) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 11
CVL 9 0
CVE 45 24

1 Mar 44: Keels of Kearsarge (CV-33) and Tarawa (CV-40) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 45 24

2 Mar 44: Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 46 23

3 Mar 44: Keel of Didrickson Bay (CVE-100, MC Hull 1137) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 46 24

7 Mar 44: Keel of Totem Bay (CVE-111) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 46 25

9 Mar 44: Sargent Bay (CVE-83) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 47 24

10 Mar 44: Keel of Dolomi Bay (CVE-101, MC Hull 1138 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 47 25

15 Mar 44: Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 48 24

16 Mar 44: Keel of Attu (CVE-102, MC Hull 1139) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 48 25

21 Mar 44: Shipley Bay (CVE-85) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 49 24

22 Mar 44: Keel of Alava Bay (CVE-103, MC Hull 1140) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 49 25

28 Mar 44: Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 50 24

29 Mar 44: Keel of Munda (CVE-104, MC Hull 1141) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 50 25

1 Apr 44: Keel of Frosty Bay (CVE-112) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 50 26

4 Apr 44: Steamer Bay (CVE-87) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 51 25

9 Apr 44: Cape Esperance (CVE-88 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 10 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 52 24

15 Apr 44: Hancock (CV-19) and Takansis Bay (CVE-89) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 11 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 53 23

21 Apr 44: Thetis Bay (CVE-90) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 11 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 54 22

27 Apr 44: Makassar Strait (CVE-91) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 11 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 55 21

1 May 44: Keel of Oriskany (CV-34) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 11 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 55 21

3 May 44: Windham Bay (CVE-92) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 11 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 56 20

8 May 44: Ticondroga (CV-14) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 56 20

9 May 44: Makin Island (CVE-93) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 57 19

12 May 44: Keel of Hobart Bay (CVE-113) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 57 20

14 May 44: Lunga Point (CVE-94) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 58 19

20 May 44: Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 59 18

26 May 44: Salamaua (CVE-96) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 60 17

29 May 44: USS Block Island (CVE-21) torpedoed and sunk by U-549 northwest of Canary Islands
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 59 17

30 May 44: Astrolabe Bay (CVE-97) renamed Hollandia before commissioning

1 Jun 44: Hollandia (CVE-97) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 60 16

7 Jun 44: Kwajalein (CVE-98 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 61 15

13 Jun 44: Admiralty Islands (CVE-99) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 62 14

15 Jun 44: Keel of Rendova (CVE-114) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 62 15

18 Jun 44: Bougainville (CVE-100) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 63 14

24 Jun 44: Matanikau (CVE-101) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 64 13

30 Jun 44: Attu (CVE-102) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 12
CVL 9 0
CVE 65 12

1 Jul 44: Keel of Reprisal (CV-35) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 65 12

5 Jul 44: Sunset Bay (CVE-106) renamed Block Island while on ways

6 Jul 44: Roi (CVE-103) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 66 11

8 Jul 44: Munda (CVE-104) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 2
CV 12 13
CVL 9 0
CVE 67 10

10 Jul 44: Keels of Coral Sea (CVB-43) and Saipan (CVL-48 ) laid down; St Joseph Bay (CVE-105) renamed Commencement Bay while on ways
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 12 13
CVL 9 1
CVE 67 10

25 Jul 44: Keel of Bairoko (CVE-115) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 12 13
CVL 9 1
CVE 67 11

6 Aug 44: Bennington (CV-20) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 13 12
CVL 9 1
CVE 67 11

18 Aug 44: Keel of Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 13 12
CVL 9 1
CVE 67 12

19 Aug 44: Keel of Wright (CV-47) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 13 13
CVL 9 1
CVE 67 12

21 Aug 44: Keel of Wright (CVL-49) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 13 13
CVL 9 2
CVE 67 12

7 Sep 44: Keel of Valley Forge (CV-45) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 13 14
CVL 9 2
CVE 67 12

15 Sep 44: USS Coral Sea (CVE-57) renamed Anzio; Shangri La (CV-38 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 14 13
CVL 9 2
CVE 67 12

20 Sep 44: Keel of Saidor (CVE-117) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 14 13
CVL 9 2
CVE 67 13

9 Oct 44: Randolph (CV-15) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 15 12
CVL 9 2
CVE 67 13

10 Oct 44: USS Midway (CVE-63) renamed St Lo

23 Oct 44: Keel of Sicily (CVE-118 ) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 15 12
CVL 9 2
CVE 67 14

24 Oct 44: USS Princeton (CVL-23) sunk after being damaged by aircraft bombs east of Luzon during the Battle of Leyte Gulf
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 15 12
CVL 8 2
CVE 67 14

25 Oct 44: Following ships lost off Samar, Philippine Is during the Battle of Leyte Gulf:
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) by gunfire
USS St Lo (CVE-63) by aircraft
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 15 12
CVL 8 2
CVE 65 14

21 Nov 44: Valley Forge (CV-37) renamed Princeton while building

26 Nov 44: Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 16 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 65 14

27 Nov 44: Commencement Bay (CVE-105) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 16 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 66 13

4 Dec 44: Keel of Point Cruz (CVE-119) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 16 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 66 14

30 Dec 44: Block Island (CVE-106) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 16 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 67 13

spidge · 07-06-2007, 05:32 PM

Great info Syscom.

syscom_3 · 07-06-2007, 05:32 PM

1 Jan 45: Status
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 16 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 67 13

2 Jan 45: Keel of Mindoro (CVE-120) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 16 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 67 14

4 Jan 45: USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) sunk by kamikaze south of Mindoro, Philippine Islands
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 16 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 66 14

28 Jan 45: Antietam (CV-36) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 17 10
CVL 8 2
CVE 66 14

29 Jan 45: Keels of Iwo Jima (CV-46) and Rabaul (CVE-121) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 17 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 66 15

5 Feb 45: Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 17 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 67 14

12 Feb 45: Wright (CV-47) renamed Philippine Sea while building

19 Feb 45: Keel of Palau (CVE-122) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 17 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 67 15

21 Feb 45: USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) sunk by kamikaze off Iwo Jima
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 17 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 66 15

5 Mar 45: Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 17 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 67 14

20 Mar 45: Keel of Tinian (CVE-123) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 17 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 67 15

2 Apr 45: Keel of Bastogne (CVE-124) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 17 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 67 16

9 Apr 45: Vella Gulf (CVE-111) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 17 11
CVL 8 2
CVE 68 15

16 Apr 45: Boxer (CV-21) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 18 10
CVL 8 2
CVE 68 15

20 Apr 45: Keel of Eniwetok (CVE-125) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 18 10
CVL 8 2
CVE 68 16

1 May 45: Keel of Lingayen (CVE-126) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 18 10
CVL 8 2
CVE 68 17

8 May 45: Coral Sea (CVB-42) renamed Franklin D Roosevelt and Crown Point (CV-32) renamed Leyte while building

12 May 45: Kula Gulf (CVE-108 ) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 18 10
CVL 8 2
CVE 69 16

14 May 45: Siboney (CVE-112) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 18 10
CVL 8 2
CVE 70 15

19 May 45: Salerno Bay (CVE-110) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 18 10
CVL 8 2
CVE 71 14

22 May 45: Keel of Okinawa (CVE-127) laid down
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 18 10
CVL 8 2
CVE 71 15

3 Jun 45: Lake Champlain (CV-39) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 19 9
CVL 8 2
CVE 71 15

18 Jun 45: Puget Sound (CVE-113) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 19 9
CVL 8 2
CVE 72 14

16 Jul 45: Bairoko (CVE-115) commissioned
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 19 9
CVL 8 2
CVE 73 13

12 Aug 45: Construction of following ships canceled:
Bastogne (CVE-124)
Eniwetok (CVE-125)
Iwo Jima (CV-46)
Lingayen (CVE-126)
Okinawa (CVE-127)
Reprisal (CV-35)
CLASS COMM BUILD
CVB 0 3
CV 19 7
CVL 8 2
CVE 73 9

von Poop · 07-06-2007, 05:58 PM

Can someone please explain to me all this American 'CV', 'BB' etc. terminology for ship types?
It crops up a lot in a particular wargame (HOI) and as I can't follow the nomenclature I tend to avoid the naval side completely.
Cheers,
Adam.

Kyt · 07-06-2007, 06:02 PM

CV Aircraft Carrier (Fleet)
CVE Aircraft Carrier (Escort)
CVL Aircraft Carrier (Light)
CVS Aircraft Carrier (Seaplane)
ACV Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (CVE)

syscom_3 · 07-06-2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Von Poop

Can someone please explain to me all this American 'CV', 'BB' etc. terminology for ship types?
It crops up a lot in a particular wargame (HOI) and as I can't follow the nomenclature I tend to avoid the naval side completely.
Cheers,
Adam.

Just off the top of my head....

CV = Fleet carrier
CL = Small carrier capable of sailing fast enough to keep up with the larger fleet carriers
CVE = Escort carriers.... slow and used for convoy protection.

BB = Battleship

CB = Battle Cruiser (only two made for the USN)
CA = Heavy cruiser
CL = Light Cruiser

DD = Destroyer
DE = Destroyer escort

LSD = Landing Ship "Dock"
LST = Landing Ship "Tank"
LCI = Landing Ship "Infantry"

PT = Patrol Torpedo boat

Then you have the cargo ships, troop transports, amphib types, etc, etc,

von Poop · 07-06-2007, 06:04 PM

Cheers chaps!
is there a complete list anywhere on the web that you've seen?

07-06-2007, 05:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
syscom_3 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County Posts: 63	US carrier production 1939 - 1941, a Chronology. I found an interesting list, that lists the production of and running talley of all the carriers used by the USN in WW2. This document lists US Navy carrier force levels throughout WWII, and a timeline of carrier construction. The following specific dates and events are listed: 1. The date the keel of a carrier was laid down 2. The date the classification of a ship was changed to an aircraft carrier 3. The date the name of a ship was changed 4. The date a carrier was commissioned 5. The date a carrier was sunk 1 Sep 39: Status of US Aircraft Carriers Warships In Commission: USS Enterprise (CV-6); USS Lexington (CV-2); USS Ranger (CV-4); USS Saratoga (CV-3); USS Yorktown (CV-5) Building: Wasp (CV-7). CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 1 25 Sep 39: Keel of Hornet (CV- 8) laid down. CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 2 25 Apr 40: Wasp (CV-7) commissioned. CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 1 6 Mar 41: SS Mormacmail (MC Hull 47) acquired for conversion to Long Island (AVG-1) CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 1 AVG 0 1 28 Apr 41: Keel of Essex (CV-9) laid down. CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 2 AVG 0 1 2 Jun 41: Long Island (AVG-1) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 2 AVG 1 0 18 Jun 41: Keel of Copahee (AVG-12, MC Hull 169) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 2 AVG 1 1 15 Jul 41: Keel of Cabot (CV-16) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 3 AVG 1 1 15 Sep 41: Keel of Bunker Hill (CV-17) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 4 AVG 1 1 1 Oct 41: Keel of Bogue (AVG-9, MC Hull 170) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 4 AVG 1 2 4 Oct 41: HMS Charger (BAVG-4) returned to USN CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 4 AVG 1 3 20 Oct 41: Hornet (CV- 8) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 3 AVG 1 3 27 Oct 41: Keel of Card (AVG-11, MC Hull 178 ) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 3 AVG 1 4 27 Nov 41: Keel of Nassau (AVG-16, MC Hull 234) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 3 AVG 1 5 1 Dec 41: Keel of Bon Homme Richard (CV-10) laid down Keel of Intrepid (CV-11) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 5 AVG 1 5 19 Dec 41: Keel of Altamaha (AVG-18, MC Hull 235) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 5 AVG 1 6 __________________ "Pilot to co-pilot, what are those mountain goats doing up here in these clouds?"

07-06-2007, 05:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
syscom_3 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County Posts: 63	USN Carrier talleys, 1942 1 Jan 42: Status CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 5 AVG 1 6 2 Jan 42: Keel of Core (AVG-13, MC Hull 179) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 5 AVG 1 7 9 Jan 42: Santee (AO-29) reclassified AVG-29 and begins conversion CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 5 AVG 1 8 10 Jan 42: Amsterdam (CL-59) redesignated Independence (CV-22) while building CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 5 AVG 1 9 19 Jan 42: Keels of Barnes (AVG-20, MC Hull 236) and Block Island (AVG-21, MC Hull 237) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 5 AVG 1 11 24 Jan 42: HMS Charger (BAVG-4) reclassified Charger (AVG-30) 1 Feb 42: Keel of Core (AVG-13) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 5 AVG 1 12 14 Feb 42: Sangamon (AO-28 ) reclassified AVG-26 and Suwanee (AO-33) reclassified AVG-27 and begin conversion CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 5 AVG 1 14 16 Feb 42: New Haven (CL-76) redesignated Belleau Wood (CV-24) and Princeton (CL-61) redesignated Princeton (CV-23) while building CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 7 AVG 1 14 25 Feb 42: Keel of Breton (AVG-23, MC Hull 239) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 7 AVG 1 15 3 Mar 42: Charger (AVG-30) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 7 AVG 2 14 16 Mar 42: Chenango (AO-31) reclassified AVG-28 and begins conversion CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 7 AVG 2 15 18 Mar 42: Keel of Oriskany (CV-18 ) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 8 AVG 2 15 27 Mar 42: Following CL's redesignated CV's while building: Huntington (CL-77) to Cowpens (CV-25) Dayton (CL-78 ) to Monterey (CV-26) Fargo (CL-85) to Crown Point (CV-27) CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 11 AVG 2 15 15 Apr 42: Keel of Croatan (AVG-25, MC Hull 241) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 11 AVG 2 16 8 May 42: USS Lexington (CV-2) sunk by aerial torpedoes in Battle of Coral Sea CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 11 AVG 2 16 18 May 42: Keel of Prince William (AVG-31, MC Hull 242) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 11 AVG 2 17 2 Jun 42: Following CL's redesignated CV's while building: Wilmington (CL-79) to Cabot (CV-28 ) Buffalo (CL-99) to Bataan (CV-29) Newark (CL-100) to Reprisal (CV-30) CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 14 AVG 2 17 7 Jun 42: USS Yorktown (CV-5), damaged by aircraft on 4 Jun during Battle of Midway, torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-168. CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 14 AVG 2 17 15 Jun 42: Copahee (AVG-12) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 14 AVG 3 16 16 Jun 42: Cabot (CV-16) renamed Lexington while building 3 Aug 42: Keel of Kearsarge (CV-12) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 15 AVG 3 16 20 Aug 42: All AVGs reclassified ACVs Nassau (ACV-16) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 15 ACV 4 15 24 Aug 42: Santee (ACV-29) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 15 ACV 5 14 25 Aug 42: Sangamon (ACV-26) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 15 ACV 6 13 15 Sep 42: USS Wasp (CV-7) torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-19 south of Guadalcanal. Altamaha (ACV-18 ) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 4 15 ACV 7 12 19 Sep 42: Chenango (ACV-28 ) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 4 15 ACV 8 11 24 Sep 42: Suwanee (ACV-27) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 4 15 ACV 9 10 26 Sep 42: Bogue (ACV-9) commissioned; Bon Homme Richard (CV-10) renamed Yorktown while building; Oriskany (CV-18 ) renamed Wasp while building CLASS COMM BUILD CV 4 15 ACV 10 9 26 Oct 42: USS Hornet (CV-8 ) sunk after being damaged by aircraft torpedoes during Battle of Santa Cruz CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 15 ACV 10 9 3 Nov 42: Keel of Ameer (ACV-55, MC Hull 1092) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 15 ACV 10 10 8 Nov 42: Card (ACV-11) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 15 ACV 11 9 13 Nov 42: Crown Point (CV-27) renamed Langley while building 17 Nov 42: Keel of Anguilla Bay (ACV-58, MC Hull 1095) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 15 ACV 11 10 7 Dec 42: Keel of Franklin (CV-13) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 16 ACV 11 10 9 Dec 42: Keel of Liscome Bay (ACV-56, MC Hull 1093) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 16 ACV 11 11 10 Dec 42: Core (ACV-13) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 16 ACV 12 10 12 Dec 42: Keel of Alikula Bay (ACV-57, MC Hull 1094) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 16 ACV 12 11 15 Dec 42: Keel of Bennington (CV-20) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 17 ACV 12 11 28 Dec 42: Keel of Atheling (ACV-59, MC Hull 1096) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 3 17 ACV 12 12 31 Dec 42: Essex (CV-9) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 4 16 ACV 12 12 __________________ "Pilot to co-pilot, what are those mountain goats doing up here in these clouds?"

07-06-2007, 05:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
syscom_3 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County Posts: 63	US Carrier talleys 1943 1 Jan 43: Status CLASS COMM BUILD CV 4 16 ACV 12 12 5 Jan 43: Keel of Astrolabe Bay (ACV-60, MC Hull 1097) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 4 16 ACV 12 13 6 Jan 43: Reprisal (CV-30) renamed San Jacinto while building 14 Jan 43: Independence (CV-22) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 15 ACV 12 13 15 Jan 43: Keels of Bucareli Bay (ACV-61, MC Hull 1098 ) and Shangri La (CV-38 ) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 16 ACV 12 14 17 Jan 43: Keel of HMS Begum (ACV-62, MC Hull 1099) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 16 ACV 12 15 22 Jan 43: Kearsarge (CV-12) renamed Hornet while building; HMS Begum (ACV-62) transferred to USN and renamed Natoma Bay 23 Jan 43: Ameer (ACV-55) renamed Alazon Bay on ways; keel of Chapin Bay (ACV-63, MC Hull 1100) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 16 ACV 12 16 26 Jan 43: Keel of Ticonderoga (CV-19) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 17 ACV 12 16 1 Feb 43: Keels of Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), Didrickson Bay (ACV-64, MC Hull 1101) and Hancock (CV-14) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 19 ACV 12 17 6 Feb 43: Keel of Dolomi Bay (ACV-65, MC Hull 1102) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 19 ACV 12 18 11 Feb 43: Keel of Elbour Bay (ACV-66, MC Hull 1103) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 5 19 ACV 12 19 17 Feb 43: Lexington (CV-16) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 18 ACV 12 19 20 Feb 43: Barnes (ACV-20) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 6 18 ACV 13 18 25 Feb 43: Princeton (CV-23) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 17 ACV 13 18 8 Mar 43: Block Island (ACV-21) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 17 ACV 14 17 15 Mar 43: Keels of Antietam (CV-36) and Lake Champlain (CV-39) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 19 ACV 14 17 31 Mar 43: Belleau Wood (CV-24) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 18 ACV 14 17 3 Apr 43: Following ACV's renamed on ways: Alazon Bay (ACV-55) to Casablanca Alikula Bay (ACV-57) to Coral Sea Anguilla Bay (ACV-58 ) to Corregidor Astrolabe Bay (ACV-60) to Guadalcanal Atheling (ACV-59) to Mission Bay Bucareli Bay (ACV-61) to Manila Bay Chapin Bay (ACV-63) to Midway Didrickson Bay (ACV-64) to Tripoli Dolomi Bay (ACV-65) to Wake Island Elbour Bay (ACV-66) to White Plains 9 Apr 43: Prince William (ACV-31) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 18 ACV 15 16 12 Apr 43: Breton (ACV-23) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 18 ACV 16 15 15 Apr 43: Yorktown (CV-10) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 9 17 ACV 16 15 19 Apr 43: Keel of Solomons (ACV-67, MC Hull 1104) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 9 17 ACV 16 16 26 Apr 43: Keel of Kalanin Bay (ACV-68, MC Hull 1105) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 9 17 ACV 16 17 28 Apr 43: Croatan (ACV-25) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 9 17 ACV 17 16 1 May 43: Hancock (CV-14) renamed Ticonderoga and Ticonderoga (CV-19) renamed Hancock while building 10 May 43: Keel of Randolph (CV-15) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 9 18 ACV 17 16 11 May 43: Keel of Kasaan Bay (ACV-69, MC Hull 1106) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 9 18 ACV 17 17 18 May 43: Keel of Fanshaw Bay (ACV-70, MC Hull 1107) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 9 18 ACV 17 18 25 May 43: Bunker Hill (CV-17) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 10 17 ACV 17 18 28 May 43: Cowpens (CV-25) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 11 16 ACV 17 18 31 May 43: Keel of Kitkun Bay (ACV-71, MC Hull 1108 ) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 11 16 ACV 17 19 7 Jun 43: Keel of Fortezela Bay (ACV-72, MC Hull 1109) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 11 16 ACV 17 20 17 Jun 43: Monterey (CV-26) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 12 15 ACV 17 20 8 Jul 43: Casablanca (ACV-55) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 12 15 ACV 18 19 10 Jul 43: Keel of Gambier Bay (ACV-73, MC Hull 1110) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 12 15 ACV 18 20 15 Jul 43: All ACV's reclassified CVE Following CV's reclassified CVL's: USS Independence (CV-22) to CVL-22 USS Princeton (CV-23) to CVL-23 USS Belleau Wood (CV-24) to CVL-24 USS Cowpens (CV-25) to CVL-25 USS Monterey (CV-26) to CVL-26 Langley (CV-27) to CVL-27 Cabot (CV-28 ) to CVL-28 Bataan (CV-29) to CVL-29 San Jacinto (CV-30) to CVL-30 CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 11 CVL 5 4 CVE 18 20 20 Jul 43: Keel of Nehenta Bay (CVE-74, MC Hull 1111) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 11 CVL 5 4 CVE 18 21 24 Jul 43: Cabot (CVL-28 ) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 11 CVL 6 3 CVE 18 21 7 Aug 43: Liscome Bay (CVE-56) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 7 11 CVL 6 3 CVE 19 20 16 Aug 43: Intrepid (CV-11) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 10 CVL 6 3 CVE 19 20 17 Aug 43: Keel of Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75, MC Hull 1112) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 10 CVL 6 3 CVE 19 21 27 Aug 43: Coral Sea (CVE-57) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 10 CVL 6 3 CVE 20 20 31 Aug 43: Corregidor (CVE-58 ) and Langley (CVL-27) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 10 CVL 7 2 CVE 21 19 2 Sep 43: Keel of Kadashan Bay (CVE-76, MC Hull 1113) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 10 CVL 7 2 CVE 21 20 13 Sep 43: Keel of Boxer (CV-21) laid down; Mission Bay (CVE-59) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 11 CVL 7 2 CVE 22 19 14 Sep 43: Keel of Valley Forge (CV-37) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 22 19 15 Sep 43: Keel of Kanalku Bay (CVE-77, MC Hull 1114) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 22 20 23 Sep 43: Keel of St Joseph Bay (CVE-105) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 22 21 25 Sep 43: Guadalcanal (CVE-60) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 23 20 27 Sep 43: Keel of Kaita Bay, CVE-78, MC Hull 1115) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 23 21 5 Oct 43: Manila Bay (CVE-61) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 24 20 6 Oct 43: Keel of Ommaney Bay (CVE-79, MC Hull 1116) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 24 21 14 Oct 43: Natoma Bay (CVE-62) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 25 20 15 Oct 43: Keel of Petrof Bay (CVE-80, MC Hull 1117) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 25 21 23 Oct 43: Midway (CVE-63) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 26 20 24 Oct 43: Keel of Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81, MC Hull 1118 ) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 26 21 25 Oct 43: Keel of Sunset Bay (CVE-106) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 26 22 27 Oct 43: Keel of Midway (CVB-41) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 26 22 31 Oct 43: Tripoli (CVE-64) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 27 21 1 Nov 43: Keel of Saginaw Bay (CVE-82, MC Hull 1119) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 27 22 7 Nov 43: Wake Island (CVE-65) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 28 21 8 Nov 43: Keel of Sargent Bay (CVE-83, MC Hull 1120) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 28 22 15 Nov 43: Keel of Shamrock Bay (CVE-84, MC Hull 1121) laid down; White Plains (CVE-66) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 29 22 17 Nov 43: Bataan (CVL-29) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 8 1 CVE 30 21 21 Nov 43: Solomons (CVE-67) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 31 20 22 Nov 43: Keel of Shipley Bay (CVE-85, MC Hull 1122) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 31 21 21 Nov 43: Solomons (CVE-67) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 32 20 24 Nov 43: USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) torpedoed and sunk by I-175 off Gilbert Islands; Wasp (CV-18, ex Oriskany) commissioned. CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 31 20 27 Nov 43: Kalanin Bay (CVE-68 ) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 32 19 28 Nov 43: Keel of Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86, MC Hull 1123) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 8 12 CVL 7 2 CVE 32 20 29 Nov 43: Hornet (CV-12) commissioned; keel of St Andrews Bay (CVE-107) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 1 CV 9 11 CVL 7 2 CVE 32 21 1 Dec 43: Keel of Coral Sea (CVB-42) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 7 2 CVE 32 21 4 Dec 43: Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) commissioned; keel of Steamer Bay (CVE-87, MC Hull 1124) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 7 2 CVE 33 21 9 Dec 43: Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 7 2 CVE 34 20 11 Dec 43: Keel of Cape Esperance (CVE-88, MC Hull 1125) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 7 2 CVE 34 21 15 Dec 43: Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) and San Jacinto (CVL-30) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 35 20 16 Dec 43: Keels of Takansis Bay (CVE-89, MC Hull 1126) and Vermillion Bay (CVE-108 ) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 8 1 CVE 35 22 21 Dec 43: Tulagi (CVE-72) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 8 1 CVE 36 21 22 Dec 43: Keel of Thetis Bay (CVE-90, MC Hull 1127) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 8 1 CVE 36 22 28 Dec 43: Gambier Bay (CVE-73) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 8 1 CVE 37 21 29 Dec 43: Keel of Makassar Strait (CVE-91, MC Hull 1128 ) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 8 1 CVE 37 22 __________________ "Pilot to co-pilot, what are those mountain goats doing up here in these clouds?"

07-06-2007, 05:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
syscom_3 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County Posts: 63	US Carrier Talleys 1944 1 Jan 44: Status CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 37 22 3 Jan 44: Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 38 21 5 Jan 44: Keel of Windham Bay (CVE-92, MC Hull 1129) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 38 22 10 Jan 44: Keel of Willapa Bay (CVE-109) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 38 23 11 Jan 44: Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 39 22 12 Jan 44: Keel of Makin Island (CVE-93, MC Hull 1130) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 39 23 18 Jan 44: Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 40 22 19 Jan 44: Keel of Lunga Point (CVE-94, MC Hull 1131) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 40 23 26 Jan 44: Marcus Island (CVE-77) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 9 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 41 22 31 Jan 44: Franklin (CV-13) commissioned; keel of Alikula Bay (CVE-95, MC Hull 1132) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 10 CVL 9 0 CVE 41 23 3 Feb 44: Savo Island (CVE-78 ) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 10 CVL 9 0 CVE 42 22 4 Feb 44: Keel of Salamaua (CVE-96, MC Hull 1133) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 10 CVL 9 0 CVE 42 23 7 Feb 44: Keel of Salerno Bay (CVE-110) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 10 CVL 9 0 CVE 42 24 11 Feb 44: Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 10 CVL 9 0 CVE 43 23 12 Feb 44: Keel of Astrolabe Bay (CVE-97, MC Hull 1134) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 10 CVL 9 0 CVE 43 24 18 Feb 44: Petrof Bay (CVE-80) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 10 CVL 9 0 CVE 44 23 19 Feb 44: Keel of Bucareli Bay (CVE-98, MC Hull 1135) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 10 CVL 9 0 CVE 44 24 21 Feb 44: Keel of Crown Point (CV-32) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 44 24 25 Feb 44: Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 45 23 26 Feb 44: Keel of Chapin Bay (CVE-99, MC Hull 1136) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 11 CVL 9 0 CVE 45 24 1 Mar 44: Keels of Kearsarge (CV-33) and Tarawa (CV-40) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 45 24 2 Mar 44: Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 46 23 3 Mar 44: Keel of Didrickson Bay (CVE-100, MC Hull 1137) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 46 24 7 Mar 44: Keel of Totem Bay (CVE-111) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 46 25 9 Mar 44: Sargent Bay (CVE-83) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 47 24 10 Mar 44: Keel of Dolomi Bay (CVE-101, MC Hull 1138 ) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 47 25 15 Mar 44: Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 48 24 16 Mar 44: Keel of Attu (CVE-102, MC Hull 1139) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 48 25 21 Mar 44: Shipley Bay (CVE-85) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 49 24 22 Mar 44: Keel of Alava Bay (CVE-103, MC Hull 1140) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 49 25 28 Mar 44: Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 50 24 29 Mar 44: Keel of Munda (CVE-104, MC Hull 1141) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 50 25 1 Apr 44: Keel of Frosty Bay (CVE-112) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 50 26 4 Apr 44: Steamer Bay (CVE-87) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 51 25 9 Apr 44: Cape Esperance (CVE-88 ) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 10 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 52 24 15 Apr 44: Hancock (CV-19) and Takansis Bay (CVE-89) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 11 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 53 23 21 Apr 44: Thetis Bay (CVE-90) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 11 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 54 22 27 Apr 44: Makassar Strait (CVE-91) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 11 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 55 21 1 May 44: Keel of Oriskany (CV-34) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 11 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 55 21 3 May 44: Windham Bay (CVE-92) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 11 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 56 20 8 May 44: Ticondroga (CV-14) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 56 20 9 May 44: Makin Island (CVE-93) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 57 19 12 May 44: Keel of Hobart Bay (CVE-113) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 57 20 14 May 44: Lunga Point (CVE-94) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 58 19 20 May 44: Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 59 18 26 May 44: Salamaua (CVE-96) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 60 17 29 May 44: USS Block Island (CVE-21) torpedoed and sunk by U-549 northwest of Canary Islands CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 59 17 30 May 44: Astrolabe Bay (CVE-97) renamed Hollandia before commissioning 1 Jun 44: Hollandia (CVE-97) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 60 16 7 Jun 44: Kwajalein (CVE-98 ) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 61 15 13 Jun 44: Admiralty Islands (CVE-99) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 62 14 15 Jun 44: Keel of Rendova (CVE-114) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 62 15 18 Jun 44: Bougainville (CVE-100) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 63 14 24 Jun 44: Matanikau (CVE-101) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 64 13 30 Jun 44: Attu (CVE-102) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 12 CVL 9 0 CVE 65 12 1 Jul 44: Keel of Reprisal (CV-35) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 65 12 5 Jul 44: Sunset Bay (CVE-106) renamed Block Island while on ways 6 Jul 44: Roi (CVE-103) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 66 11 8 Jul 44: Munda (CVE-104) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 2 CV 12 13 CVL 9 0 CVE 67 10 10 Jul 44: Keels of Coral Sea (CVB-43) and Saipan (CVL-48 ) laid down; St Joseph Bay (CVE-105) renamed Commencement Bay while on ways CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 12 13 CVL 9 1 CVE 67 10 25 Jul 44: Keel of Bairoko (CVE-115) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 12 13 CVL 9 1 CVE 67 11 6 Aug 44: Bennington (CV-20) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 13 12 CVL 9 1 CVE 67 11 18 Aug 44: Keel of Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 13 12 CVL 9 1 CVE 67 12 19 Aug 44: Keel of Wright (CV-47) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 13 13 CVL 9 1 CVE 67 12 21 Aug 44: Keel of Wright (CVL-49) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 13 13 CVL 9 2 CVE 67 12 7 Sep 44: Keel of Valley Forge (CV-45) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 13 14 CVL 9 2 CVE 67 12 15 Sep 44: USS Coral Sea (CVE-57) renamed Anzio; Shangri La (CV-38 ) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 14 13 CVL 9 2 CVE 67 12 20 Sep 44: Keel of Saidor (CVE-117) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 14 13 CVL 9 2 CVE 67 13 9 Oct 44: Randolph (CV-15) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 15 12 CVL 9 2 CVE 67 13 10 Oct 44: USS Midway (CVE-63) renamed St Lo 23 Oct 44: Keel of Sicily (CVE-118 ) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 15 12 CVL 9 2 CVE 67 14 24 Oct 44: USS Princeton (CVL-23) sunk after being damaged by aircraft bombs east of Luzon during the Battle of Leyte Gulf CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 15 12 CVL 8 2 CVE 67 14 25 Oct 44: Following ships lost off Samar, Philippine Is during the Battle of Leyte Gulf: USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) by gunfire USS St Lo (CVE-63) by aircraft CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 15 12 CVL 8 2 CVE 65 14 21 Nov 44: Valley Forge (CV-37) renamed Princeton while building 26 Nov 44: Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 16 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 65 14 27 Nov 44: Commencement Bay (CVE-105) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 16 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 66 13 4 Dec 44: Keel of Point Cruz (CVE-119) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 16 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 66 14 30 Dec 44: Block Island (CVE-106) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 16 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 67 13 __________________ "Pilot to co-pilot, what are those mountain goats doing up here in these clouds?"

07-06-2007, 05:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
spidge Legendary Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,919	Great info Syscom. __________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm

07-06-2007, 05:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
syscom_3 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County Posts: 63	US Carrier Talleys 1945 1 Jan 45: Status CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 16 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 67 13 2 Jan 45: Keel of Mindoro (CVE-120) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 16 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 67 14 4 Jan 45: USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) sunk by kamikaze south of Mindoro, Philippine Islands CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 16 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 66 14 28 Jan 45: Antietam (CV-36) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 17 10 CVL 8 2 CVE 66 14 29 Jan 45: Keels of Iwo Jima (CV-46) and Rabaul (CVE-121) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 17 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 66 15 5 Feb 45: Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 17 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 67 14 12 Feb 45: Wright (CV-47) renamed Philippine Sea while building 19 Feb 45: Keel of Palau (CVE-122) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 17 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 67 15 21 Feb 45: USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) sunk by kamikaze off Iwo Jima CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 17 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 66 15 5 Mar 45: Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 17 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 67 14 20 Mar 45: Keel of Tinian (CVE-123) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 17 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 67 15 2 Apr 45: Keel of Bastogne (CVE-124) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 17 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 67 16 9 Apr 45: Vella Gulf (CVE-111) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 17 11 CVL 8 2 CVE 68 15 16 Apr 45: Boxer (CV-21) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 18 10 CVL 8 2 CVE 68 15 20 Apr 45: Keel of Eniwetok (CVE-125) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 18 10 CVL 8 2 CVE 68 16 1 May 45: Keel of Lingayen (CVE-126) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 18 10 CVL 8 2 CVE 68 17 8 May 45: Coral Sea (CVB-42) renamed Franklin D Roosevelt and Crown Point (CV-32) renamed Leyte while building 12 May 45: Kula Gulf (CVE-108 ) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 18 10 CVL 8 2 CVE 69 16 14 May 45: Siboney (CVE-112) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 18 10 CVL 8 2 CVE 70 15 19 May 45: Salerno Bay (CVE-110) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 18 10 CVL 8 2 CVE 71 14 22 May 45: Keel of Okinawa (CVE-127) laid down CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 18 10 CVL 8 2 CVE 71 15 3 Jun 45: Lake Champlain (CV-39) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 19 9 CVL 8 2 CVE 71 15 18 Jun 45: Puget Sound (CVE-113) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 19 9 CVL 8 2 CVE 72 14 16 Jul 45: Bairoko (CVE-115) commissioned CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 19 9 CVL 8 2 CVE 73 13 12 Aug 45: Construction of following ships canceled: Bastogne (CVE-124) Eniwetok (CVE-125) Iwo Jima (CV-46) Lingayen (CVE-126) Okinawa (CVE-127) Reprisal (CV-35) CLASS COMM BUILD CVB 0 3 CV 19 7 CVL 8 2 CVE 73 9 __________________ "Pilot to co-pilot, what are those mountain goats doing up here in these clouds?"

07-06-2007, 05:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 7,609	Can someone please explain to me all this American 'CV', 'BB' etc. terminology for ship types? It crops up a lot in a particular wargame (HOI) and as I can't follow the nomenclature I tend to avoid the naval side completely. Cheers, Adam. __________________ It's only the Internet.

07-06-2007, 06:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,105	CV Aircraft Carrier (Fleet) CVE Aircraft Carrier (Escort) CVL Aircraft Carrier (Light) CVS Aircraft Carrier (Seaplane) ACV Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (CVE) __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

07-06-2007, 06:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 7,609	Cheers chaps! is there a complete list anywhere on the web that you've seen? __________________ It's only the Internet.

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