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U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers (CV)
Note: A Blank spot indicates no information available.
Camouflage Design sheets, when available, are linked to separately from the camouflage measure.
Unless otherwise noted design sheets are from the National Archives via the Navy Historical Center

Hull

Name

Class

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Notes

1

 Langley Langley     N/A N/A N/A Sunk 1942

2

 Lexington Lexington MS 1 / 5
MS 12		 MS 12
MS 21 - April 		N/A N/A N/A Sunk 5/42

3

 Saratoga Lexington MS 1 MS 11
MS 21		 MS 21 MS 32 11a
MS 21 (Nov 1)		 MS 21  

4

 Ranger Ranger MS 4 MS 12 mod MS 22 MS 33 1a MS 22  

5

 Yorktown Yorktown   MS 12 N/A N/A N/A Sunk 6/42

6

 Enterprise Yorktown MS 1 MS 11
MS 21		 MS 21 MS 33 4ab MS 21  

7

 Wasp Wasp MS 4
MS 12 mod		 MS 12 mod N/A N/A N/A Sunk 9/42

8

 Hornet Yorktown MS 12 MS 12 mod N/A N/A N/A Sunk 10/42

9

 Essex Essex N/A N/A MS 21 MS 32 6-10d MS 21  

10

 Yorktown Essex N/A N/A MS 21 MS 33 10A MS 21  

11

 Intrepid Essex N/A N/A MS 21 MS 32 3a MS 22  

12

 Hornet Essex N/A N/A MS 33 3a MS 33 3a MS 22  

13

 Franklin Essex N/A N/A MS 32 6a MS 32 3a
MS 32 3a (Port) & MS 32 6a (Stbd, April-May)		 MS 21 (Jan)  

14

 Ticonderoga Essex N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 10A MS 21 (Apr)  

15

 Randolph Essex N/A N/A N/A MS 32 17a-1 MS 21  

16

 Lexington Essex N/A N/A MS 21 MS 21 MS 21
MS 12 (May)		  

17

 Bunker Hill Essex N/A N/A MS 21 MS 32 6a MS 21 (Jan)  

18

 Wasp Essex N/A N/A MS 21 MS 33 10A MS 21  

19

 Hancock Essex N/A N/A N/A MS 32 3a MS 21
MS 22		  

20

 Bennington Essex N/A N/A N/A MS 32 17a MS 22  

21

 Boxer Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

31

 Bon Homme Richard Essex N/A N/A N/A MS 32 17a MS 22  

32

 Leyte Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

33

 Kearsarge Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Comissioned 3/1946

34

 Oriskany Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Comissioned 9/1950

35

 Reprisal Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

36

 Antietam Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 32 17a
MS 21		  

37

 Princeton Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

38

 Shangri La Essex N/A N/A N/A MS 33 10A MS 21  

39

 Lake Champlain Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

40

 Tarawa Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

41

 Midway Midway N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

42

 Franklin D Roosevelt Midway N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  

43

 Coral Sea Midway N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  

44

   Midway N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled, unnamed

45

 Valley Forge Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1946 MS 21

46

 Iwo Jima Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled

47

 Philippine Sea Essex N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  

 

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