List of escort carriers by country

The list of escort carriers by country includes all escort aircraft carriers organized by country of origin and service. Where appropriate, a single ship may be listed under multiple countries. For the list of fleet and light carriers see List of aircraft carriers by country.

Carriers operated

Nation	Planned	Built	Cancelled	Operated	Lost
Japan		9	2	9	4
UK & Canada		45		45	5
US		124	4	84	6

Japan

• Taiyo class
  • Taiyo
  • Unyō
  • Chuyo
• Kaiyo
• Shinyo
• Shimane Maru class escort carrier

Escort carriers and similar aviation vessels operated by the Japanese Imperial Army:

• Yamashio Maru
• Akitsu Maru
• Nigitsu Maru
• Kumano Maru

United Kingdom

Main article: List of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy

• Audacity (D10)
• Long Island class
  • Archer (D78)
• Avenger class
  • Avenger (D14)
  • Biter (D97)
  • Charger - transfer to Royal Navy in 1941 reversed immediately
  • Dasher
• Bogue class
  • RN Attacker class
    • Battler
    • Attacker
    • Hunter
    • Chaser
    • Fencer
    • Stalker
    • Pursuer
    • Striker
    • Searcher
    • Ravager
    • Tracker
  • RN Ameer or Ruler class
    • Slinger
    • Atheling
    • Emperor
    • Ameer
    • Begum
    • Trumpeter
    • Empress
    • Khedive
    • Speaker
    • Nabob, commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy under Royal Navy control
    • Premier
    • Shah
    • Patroller
    • Rajah
    • Ranee
    • Trouncer
    • Thane
    • Queen
    • Ruler
    • Arbiter
    • Smiter
    • Puncher, commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy under Royal Navy control
    • Reaper
• Activity (D94)
• Nairana class
  • Nairana (D05) (to Royal Netherlands Navy as Karel Doorman)
  • Vindex (D15)
• Pretoria Castle (F61)
• Campania (D48)

United States

Main article: List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

Date ranges are commissioning dates, ship counts includes United States Navy and lend-leased Royal Navy vessels (i.e. production totals), count in parentheses is the number of ships in US service. The degree to which hulls were completed before conversion varies from not at all to already launched.

• 2 (1) Long Island class (Jun 1941 — Nov 1941, Type C3 ship conversion)
• 45 (11) Bogue class (Jun 1942 — Jun 1943, Type C3 conversion)
• 4 (4) Sangamon class (Aug 1942 — Sep 1942, T3 tanker conversion)
• 4 (1) Charger class (Mar 1942 — Jul 1942, Type C3 conversion)
• 50 (50) Casablanca class (Jul 1943 — Jul 1944)
• 19 (19) Commencement Bay class (Nov 1944 — Feb 1946)

See also

• List of escort aircraft carriers of the Second World War

Further reading

• Chesneau, Roger (1998). Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present. An Illustrated Encyclopedia (Rev Ed). London: Brockhampton Press. p. 288. ISBN 1-86019-875-9.