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U.S. Navy Escort Carriers (CVE)
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 Long Island Long Island MS 12 MS 12 mod MS 14 MS 32 / 9a MS 21
MS 22		  
2 None None N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Reserved for conversion of transport Wakefield
3 None None N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Reserved for conversion of transport Mt. Vernon
4 None None N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Reserved for conversion of transport West Point
5 None None N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Reserved for conversion of transport Kungsholm
6 None Altamaha N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Battler
7 None Barnes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Attacker
8 None Block Island N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Hunter
9 Bogue Bogue N/A MS 22 MS 22 MS 32 / 4a MS 22  
10 Breton Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Chaser
11 Card Bogue N/A MS 22 MS 22 MS 32 / 4a    
12 Copahee Bogue N/A MS 21 MS 21 MS 21
MS 32 / 12a		    
13 Core Bogue N/A MS 12 MS 22 MS 32 / 4a    
14 Croatan Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Fencer
15 Hamlin Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Stalker
16 Nassau Bogue N/A MS 14   MS 32 / 2a MS 21  
17 St. George Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Pursuer
18 Altamaha Bogue N/A MS 14 MS 14 MS 21 MS 21 May have painted in MS 33/2A
19 Prince William Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Striker
20 Barnes Bogue N/A N/A MS 14 MS 21 MS 21  
21 Block Island Bogue N/A N/A MS 22 MS 22 N/A Sunk 5/44
22 Searcher Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Searcher
23 Breton Bogue N/A N/A MS 14 MS 14
MS 21		 MS 21  
24 Ravanger Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Ravanger
25 Croatan Bogue N/A N/A MS 22 MS 32 / 4a    
26 Sangamon Sangamon N/A MS 14 MS 22 MS 22 MS 21  
27 Suwanne Sangamon N/A MS 14 MS 14
MS 21		 MS 21 MS 22  
28 Chenango Sangamon N/A MS 14 MS 14
MS 21		 MS 32 / 10a MS 21  
29 Santee Sangamon N/A MS 17 MS 14
MS 22		 MS 22    
30 Charger Charger N/A MS 22 MS 22 MS 22 MS 22  
31 Prince William Bogue N/A N/A MS 14 MS 32 / 4a    
32 Chatham Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Slinger
33 Glacier Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Atheling
34 Pybus Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Emperor
35 Baffins Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Ameer
36 Bolinas Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Begum
37 Trumpeter Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Trumpeter
38 Carnegie Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Empress
39 Cordova Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Khedive
40 Delgada Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Speaker
41 Edisto Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Nabob
42 Estero Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Premier
43 Jamaica Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Shah
44 Keweenaw Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Patroller
45 Prince Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Rajah
46 Niantic Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Ranee
47 Perdido Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Trouncer
48 Sunset Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Thane
49 St. Andrews Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Queen
50 St. Joseph Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Ruler
51 St. Simon Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Arbiter
52 Vermillion Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Smiter
53 Willapa Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Puncher
54 Winjah Bogue N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A To U.K. as HMS Reaper
55 Casablanca Casablanca N/A N/A MS 14 MS 32 / 12a MS 21  
56 Liscome Bay Casablanca N/A N/A MS 21 N/A N/A Sunk 11/43
57 Coral Sea / Anzio Casablanca N/A N/A MS 21
MS 22		 MS 22
MS 32 / 12a		 MS 32 / 12a  
58 Corregidor Casablanca N/A N/A MS 21 MS 22
MS 32 / 10a		    
59 Mission Bay Casablanca N/A N/A MS 22 MS 32 / 4a MS 21  
60 Guadalcanal Casablanca N/A N/A MS 22 MS 32 / 4a    
61 Manila Bay Casablanca N/A N/A   MS 32 / 12a    
62 Natoma Bay Casablanca N/A N/A   MS 33 / 14a MS 22  
63 St. Lo Casablanca N/A N/A MS 22 MS 32 / 15a N/A Sunk 10/44
64 Tripoli Casablanca N/A N/A   MS 32 / 4a    
65 Wake Island Casablanca N/A N/A   MS 33 / 10a MS 33 / 10a  
66 White Plains Casablanca N/A N/A MS 14 MS 33 / 10a    
67 Solomons Casablanca N/A N/A MS 22 MS 32 / 4a MS 22  
68 Kalinin Bay Casablanca N/A N/A MS 14 MS 14
MS 33 / 10a		    
69 Kasaan Bay Casablanca N/A N/A MS 32 / 4a MS 32 / 4a    
70 Fanshaw Bay Casablanca N/A N/A MS 22 MS 22
MS 32 / 4a		    
71 Kitkun Bay Casablanca N/A N/A MS 14 MS 14
MS 32 / 12a		    
72 Tulagi Casablanca N/A N/A   MS 32 / 4a    
73 Gambier Bay Casablanca N/A N/A MS 21 MS 32 / 15a N/A Sunk 10/44
74 Nehenta Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 22
MS 33 / 10a		    
75 Hoggatt Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 14
MS 33 / 18a		 MS 21  
76 Kadashan Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 10a MS 21  
77 Marcus Island Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 15a    
78 Savo Island Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 14
MS 33 / 14a		 MS 22  
79 Ommaney Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 15a MS 33 / 15a Sunk 1/45
80 Petrof Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 14
MS 33 / 10a		 MS 21  
81 Rudyerd Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 15a    
82 Saginaw Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 14a    
83 Sargent Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 15a MS 21  
84 Shamrock Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 10a MS 33 / 10a  
85 Shipley Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 15a    
86 Sitkoh Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 10a MS 21  
87 Steamer Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 14
MS 32 / 12a		 MS 32 / 12a  
88 Cape Esperance Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 12a MS 21  
89 Takanis Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 12a
MS 21		 MS 21  
90 Thetis Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 10a MS 21  
91 Makassar Strait Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 16a    
92 Windham Bay Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 18a MS 33 / 18a  
93 Makin Island Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 16a MS 32 / 16a
MS 21		  
94 Lunga Point Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 18a MS 33 / 18a  
95 Bismark Sea Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 18a
MS 21		 MS 21 Sunk 2/45
96 Salamaua Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 18a MS 21  
97 Hollandia Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 16a MS 21  
98 Kwajalein Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 21 MS 21  
99 Admiralty Islands Casablanca N/A N/A N/A   MS 21  
100 Bougainville Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 18a
MS 21		 MS 21  
101 Matanikau Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 11a MS 21  
102 Attu Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 14a    
103 Roi Casablanca N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 16a MS 21  
104 Munda Casablanca N/A N/A N/A   MS 21  
105 Commencement Bay Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 16a MS 21  
106 Block Island Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A MS 33 / 18a MS 33 / 18a  
107 Gilbert Islands Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 11a
MS 21		  
108 Kula Gulf Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 22  
109 Cape Gloucester Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 22  
110 Salerno Bay Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  
111 Vella Gulf Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  
112 Siboney Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 12 (1945)  
113 Puget Sound Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 22  
114 Rendova Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  
115 Bairoko Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 32 / 16a
MS 21		  
116 Badoeng Strait Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A MS 21  
117 Saidor Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Completed 1946 MS 21
118 Sicily Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Completed 1946 MS 21
119 Point Cruz Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Completed 1946 MS 21
120 Mindoro Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Completed 1946 MS 21
121 Rabaul Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Completed 1946 MS 21
122 Palau Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Completed 1946 MS 21
123 Tinian Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Completed 1946 MS 21
124 Bastogne Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
125 Eniwetok Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
126 Lingayen Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
127 Okinawa Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
128 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
129 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
130 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
131 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
132 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
133 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
134 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
135 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
136 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
137 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
138 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45
139 None Commencement Bay N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 8/45