Escort Carrier Sailors and Airmen Association

The Long Island-class escort carrier was a two-ship class, originally listed as "AVG" (Aircraft Escort Vessels). They were converted from...

The Commencement Bay-class escort aircraft carriers were based on the Maritime Commission T3 type tanker hull, which gave them a...

The Casablanca class escort aircraft carriers are the most numerous class of aircraft carriers ever built. Fifty were laid down, launched...

The Bogue-class escort carriers were based on the Maritime Commission's Type C3 cargo ship hull. Most were built by the Seattle-Tacoma...

USS Charger (CVE-30) (originally BAVG-4, then AVG-30, then later ACV-30) was an escort carrier of the United States Navy during World War...

HMS Dasher (D37) was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, of the Avenger class – converted merchant vessels – and one of the shortest...

HMS Biter was a Royal Navy escort carrier during the Second World War. She was laid down as a merchant ship at the Sun Shipbuilding &...

HMS Avenger was a Royal Navy escort aircraft carrier during the Second World War. In 1939 she was laid down as the merchant ship...

There were three Avenger class escort carriers in service with the Royal Navy during the Second World War and one ship of the class in...

Santee received nine battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service. The second USS Santee (CVE-29)...

The second USS Chenango (CVE-28) (originally designated as T3 Tanker oiler AO-31, after redesignation as escort carrier, was first...

USS Suwannee (CVE-27) (originally an oiler AO-33, converted to an escort carrier AVG/ACV/CVE-27) was laid down on 3 June 1938 at Kearny,...

Sangamon earned eight battle stars during World War II. Her three air groups were each awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. USS...

The Sangamon class were a group of four escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy that served during World War II. These ships...

The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the...