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Aircraft Carriers



American Aircraft Carriers
At the start of World War 2, the American Navy consisted of eight aircraft carriers. As the war progressed, most where sunk but slowly replaced by stronger designs.

Aircraft Carrier by designation

Fleet Carriers:
Carriers built Before WW2
Essex class
Midway Class
Yorktown Class
Langley Class
Lexington Class
Wasp Class

Light and Escort Carriers
Independence Class
Bogue Class
Sangamon Class
Casablanca Class
Commencement Bay Class

There are other carriers built between the pre-WW2 era and the Modern Era, they are as follows:
Ticonderoga: no. of vessels: 1
Saipan: no. of vessels: 2 (CVL)
Forrestal: no. of vessels: 4

Modern Carriers are as follows:
Nimitz CVN: no. of vessels: 12
Enterprise CVN: no. of vessels: 1
John F. Kennedy CV: no. of vessels: 1
Kitty Hawk CV: no. of vessels: 2
CVNX: no. of vessels: proposed: 2
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