How Many Aircraft Carriers Did The US Navy Have During WWII: An Overview of All Carrier Classes 

Since this is a technical video, I made an oversight and did not include it in this video. In early 1943, HMS Victorious was loaned to the US Navy until mid-1943 and was under the call-sign of "Robin". USS "Robin" technically counts, my fault! If you want to learn more on the story, I covered it in a recent video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GlxG23f29ZY.htmlsi=zpLXiRQu-CuOz4gG

It's a crying shame that The Big E, with 20 battle stars, was scrapped. Should have been made into a museum ship

If i recall correctly the USS White Plains (Casablanca Escort Carrier) scored hits on a Japanese crusier with its 5inch gun during the Battle off Samar, making it the only US Carrier to hit surface targets with its guns. Awesome video!

Glad you mentioned Wolverine and Sable. They don't get enough credit for the mission they performed.

I served aboard USS Boxer LPH-4, originally CV-21 a long hulled Essex class. While not finished in time for combat in WWII, it was one of the primary carriers of the Korean war and set many records and firsts of combat aviation. it was decommissioned in December, 1969...

My great grandfather was on the Bismarck Sea, when sunk at Iwo Jima. It was so crazy, the stories he told me. Floating in the ocean for many hours while trying to keep his dead friend afloat so he could go home. heartbreaking stuff man.

Didn't realize just how many carriers were already in the queue even prior to the war. The swarms of Fletcher DDs roaming the sea were bad enough for the Japanese in the Pacific. But seeing just how many carriers were cranked out is another example of the industrial complex that Yamamoto knew would come fro them.

The Lexingtons and Yorktowns will always be my favorites. They were appealing to the eye and had the most action-packed histories of the US carriers.

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Dad served on USS Bataan during WWII, I still have his ships book that chronicled the conflicts, damage incurred the, ship's and the Pacific fleet's task force groups.

Lexington and Yorktown-classes held the line in the Pacific Theater when the Imperial Japanese Navy and their carriers were at their peak. There have been 5 Carrier Duels in WWII: Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz Islands, and Philippine Sea. All took place in 1942 except for Philippine Sea which happened in 1944. The Lexingtons & Yorktowns fought the critical naval battles of 1942 until the Essex-class came in with massive strength to hammer the Japanese. These little Light and Escort Carriers don't get the attention they deserve compared to the larger Fleet Carriers. But they did all sorts of dirty work that you didn't need the Fleet Carriers for. Ferrying planes so they don't have to fly halfway across the world, wearing their engines out. Escorting convoys and doing Anti-submarine duties. Also, in the end, when you're being attacked by naval aircraft, it doesn't matter if the planes came from a Fleet Carrier or a smaller Light & Escort Carriers. To Kurita commanding Center Force at Samar, he had no idea that the planes menacing his fleet were merely from dinky little Escort Carriers. The Japanese swore for a long time they were being attacked by Halsey's Fleet Carriers' aircraft. Lastly all these extra flight decks gave the US Navy a lot of flexibility. They had groups of different carriers that could be specifically dedicated for ground / amphibious support. The USN had a bunch of these CVEs doing just that in the Pacific, pounding ground targets and helping the US Army and Marine troops. This freed up the Fleet Carriers to be more concerned with combat air patrols, reconnaissance, and anti-ship. This is important because even the Japanese navy's Kido Butai ran into a problem at Midway. Their carriers were responsible for missions to include combat air patrol, bombing Midway, and dealing with the US Navy should they appear. The ordnance ideal for attacking ground and naval targets were different. High explosive bombs are great for attacking Midway but not Carriers. In dealing with capital ships (Battleships, Carriers) you wanted torpedoes and armor piercing bombs. The Japanese were caught dealing at the worst time being focused on ground attack and had to switch to anit-ship ordnance, which wasted time. High explosive bombs weren't going to cut it against the US carriers. The IJN had 4 carriers at Midway and they weren't able to do all the missions asked of them. Meanwhile the USN would later have a ridiculous amount of flight decks. They had the freedom to specialize.

My grandfather served on fanshaw bay as a bomb loader. The fanshaw saw combat at the battle of Lete Gulf, among other things like being damaged from a kamikaze if i remember correctly. He had a big scar going down his forearm that my mother never knew the origin of. After he passed we aquired some of his items he had from the war, one of which was his uniform that carried a patch that we researched to indicate that he was a trained rear gunner for the dive bombers. He had never mentioned this to either of his kids. Sadly I was too young, and he lived many states away so i never had a chance to talk to him before he died.

I'm glad you included Wolverine and Sable, they also had the most "sorties" of any ships due to their job as trainers, and kept the fleet supplied with qualified pilots. Having ships immune to attack by enemy forces (In the Great Lakes) was very important.

Lexington CV2. My Father served on the Lexington's Marine Detachment from 1938-40. She was his very first duty station and he loved every minute he served on her. I have his photo album from when he was on her. When my Father learned of her loss at Coral Sea, my Mother told me he went down to the street corner and cried. His love for the Lexington stayed with him for the rest of his life. Other than God and family, his two greatest loves were his 27 years in the Marine Corps, and the U.S.S. LEXINGTON CV2.

When in my teens, in the 1980s, I partnered with a WWII era USN pilot to build a 6 foot replica of a Casablanca class carrier. The model was powered and had lighting. Monty said that the commercial hull was based on a Liberty ship design.

I just attended the funeral of a former F4U Corsair pilot aboard the USS Guadalcanal (mentioned and shown in your video). He was the last living World War II veteran I knew and an outstanding example of the Greatest Generation. We have all been blessed because of their service and sacrifice both during the war and in building the peace to follow.

I remember reading a quote from a pilot that qualified on USS Wolverine. He said that when he made his first landing at sea on a fleet carrier he couldn't believe how huge the flight deck was and that others had complained that they were tiny.

The statistic that always stuck with me about the Pacific naval battles was that Japan managed to build something like 6 aircraft carriers during WWII. In that same period, the US built .. 90. Cool video! Thanks.

My dad served on the Commencement Bay CVE 105 between 1944 and VJ. He was hen was transferred to Cape Esperance CVE-88 as it was now serving as a barracks ship and my dad was waiting discharge. The CVE 105 qualified pilots and sailed between the west coast and Hawaii during the WW2.

My grandfather served on the Santee for the entire war from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He was an aircraft mechanic and was nearly killed by the “first” kamikaze of the war. Still have a piece of the Japanese airplane that hit it. He used to say the St. Lo took credit for the first because an admiral was on it. Seems kinda a funny distinction to argue over, but lots of good stories. Tito Puente served on the Santee as well.

I am english and I had a Japanese friend, we liked to watch war movies together - Midway, Tora Tora, Band of Brothers etc. When I told him about President Roosevelt ordering 24 Essex class carriers - he could not believe it!

Well done, bravo! The graphics are extremely helpful to visualize how BIG the carrier fleet truly was in WW2 and each class’ distinct differences. Didn’t realize how many escort carriers there were! Don’t hear about them much in general - so I’m glad you gave them such detailed coverage. Hard to get my head around how big the US surface fleet was in the Pacific. Wow!

Early 1943 IJN: Finally, we have destroyed the entire US Aircraft Carrier force Enterprise and Saratoga: That's odd. We're still here. IJN: How are you still alive. Enterprise: Pure vengeance Saratoga: Your Torpedoes were more of a blessing than a curse. IJN: No matter, we defeated you once. We can do it again. Enterprise: But before you do. Saratoga: We bought some new friends (Essex and Independence-Class carriers show up) IJN: Uh Oh Saratoga: Oh, that's not the worst part. Do you remember my sister Lexington? Enterprise: And my sisters Yorktown and Hornet. Along with my half-sister Wasp? IJN: Yeah, why?..... Oh no.

Counting only fleet and line carriers, the US finished the war with more (4 times) carriers than it started with. In contrast, the IJN was never able to replace any of their losses. Once a carrier was lost, the number of available carriers was permanently less.

One correction. The Sable and Wolverine were not scrapped after the war. They were restored to their original luxury liner configuration, and resumed their previous civilian roles until the mid ‘50’s. They were eventually scrapped. Although there was a small effort to convert one or both into museums. For those who never encountered it, the US Navy’s “IX” designation was a catch all classification for weird and experimental stuff that they really had no other label for.

I love it. A very comprehensive overview. Liked and subscribed. I'm a big Pacific War nerd and was unaware of much of the details you covered. It's a real shame they scrapped Enterprise, what a legend. If any ship deserved preservation, it was her.

Thank you for not missing Wolverine and Sable. With a mention if just for their oddity, though they did make a great contribution to the war also. A great example of leave no stone unturned approach to the war.

Interesting video. This is something I have been curious about, but never took the time to look up the information and sort it out. Thank you for your brief, concise summarization . . . . great job!

Even more amazing than the amount of ships built and how fast they did it, is the even more amazing job that they did in getting the crews trained to operate these ships under extreme conditions. Just in awe and the thought of trying to do something like this today seems like such an impossibility.

I worked at the shipyard that built a number of the early carriers and designed the Essex class as Fleet carriers, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. I enjoyed watching your presentation!

I’ve always been very interested in this topic. This video by far has the most information for the different classes of US carriers Ty

Salute for the thorough, but concise description of each class and the motivation/differences between them.

Thank you for creating this. I knew all the fleet carrier stuff, but leaned a ton about the escort carriers. Very well done!

One of the best new comprehensive videos about WW2 carriers. Great narration and clips! Keep up the good work! 👍

Very well done. Thank you for putting this together.

Very well put together and thanks. My Dad was first crew on CA 36 Minneapolis 1934. Civilian in '41 reentered for the duration in '42. Was on Guam when it ended.

Thanks for this excellent summary: My dad served in the Pacific in WW2 and I grew up steeped in the history of the conflict-been looking for a video just like this.

Great summary of the different classes of aircraft carriers. Very well done. I have always thought the Independence class and the various escort classes were not well covered and they did much of the important fighting. Again, well done.

Nice presentation and one of the most complete explaining WWII carriers and their classes. Thanks for the great work!

This video was very informative. Thank you. I look forward to seeing more technical videos.

I think the most incredible battle Story of WW2 naval engagements was the battle of Taffy 3 and her DE's and DD's against the Japanese Task Force sent to stop the US Invasion Force in the Philippines. An truly "David vs Goliath" engagement, in every aspect. The MOH Citation for LT CDR Ernest E Evans brings pictures to mind, that you would expect to see, on a Hollywood Film Poster. God rest them all. List of Japanese Ships in that Fight; IJN's Battleships Yamato, Nagato, Haruna : Heavy Cruisers Haguro, Kumano, Suzuya, Chikuma, Tone: Lt Cruisers Yahagi, , Noshiro; 11 DD's of various Classes. Versus US Force defending the Landing Forces; Escort carriers Fanshaw bay, Gambier bay, Kalinin Bay, Kitkun Bay, St. Lo, White Plains : DD's Heermann, Hoel, Johnston, DE's Dennis, John C Butler, Raymond, Samuel B Roberts. The Aircraft involved from our Carriers deserve much respect , as they attacked with primarily Land Ordnance and Machinegun fire. The Japanese should have wiped this Tin Can Fleet from the Waters, instead they lost three Cruisers, turned tail and ran. The Story is well worth a read. we lost 2 DD's, 1 DE, and 2 CVE's. The Liberation of the Philippines then proceeded, because of the heroic actions.

The ability to just dial a phone for 50 aircraft carriers and have them delivered 19 months later should have been enough to convince Japan that the war couldn't be won.

This is a great video! Thabk you fir making this kind of content! Subscribed!!

My Hats off to you sir. This subject has always interested me You covered it in great detail and clarity.

I was unaware of the number and variety of escort carriers! A very informative video!

Great overview of ww2 carriers, thanks for all your efforts on this presentation.

Excellent video. The different classes can be confusing and you did a great job of providing simple explanations. I've also mentioned it in my blog and newsletter.

This was a very informative and interesting video. Thank you!

Thankyou for an interesting read. I am glad that the 'USS Robin' (HMS Victorious) was included in this conversation. While I didn't serve on her, I served on one of her escort ships back in the 60s. She was a 'pretty' ship if an aircraft carrier can be pretty and had a fair turn of speed. I served in the Royal Navy until 1975.

I had read about the original carriers the USS Lexington lost during the coral sea, Yorktown, heavily damaged at Coral sea and sailed back to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Admiral Nimitz, commander of the US Pacific Fleet, ordered every sailor available to repair her and get ready in time for the battle of Midway, but was lost during this battle. USS Hornet, which played a role in Doolittle's raid on Japan, later lost at the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands I belive, and USS Wasp was lost as well. USS Enterprise, "The Big E as it was called, was the most decorated carrier in the pacific theater. What gave us an edge in the Pacific theater was the introduction of the Essex class carriers, which can carry up to a 100 aircraft. USS Essex was the first. Then the small escort carriers played a big role. And three Essex class carriers were named Lexington, Wasp, Yorktown, Hornet And new carrier tactics and new and better aircraft from the F6F Hellcat: "The Zero killer" as it was called, Helldiver dive bombers, replacing the dauntless dive bombers. If we had not built these much needed carriers in time, victory in the Pacific would not had been possible. I salute all the crews, pilots and seamen, that sacrifice their lives on these flattops that ensured Japan's ultimate defeat. Great video.🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Now THIS is an awesome and informative video about WW2 CV's. Nicely done. Liked, Subscribed and Commented!

Thank you for the mention of Taffy 3, their story is one that really ought be championed more often ... Their selfless valor is almost beyond description !!!!!!!!!!!! **** Salute ****

Thank you for your excellent research. At one time I was told that the escort carriers were not popular, but they did provide planes for the bigger carriers over time. The Taffy 3 fleet was small but filled with brave, brave men.

I knew we had many, but 101 commissioned at war's end! Wow! My ASW Frigate did our deployment in 1983. We had the last oil-burning carriers in service then, but already the Nimitz class nuke carriers were taking over.

Thanks so much for putting this concise yet still informative list together. It is an excellent summary of the types of ships which without we could not have won the war. I've studied and modeled carriers since childhood. They have been my favorite to study and you did a great job bringing them together. They are a tribute to the American ability to build what is needed to win and a tribute to the brave Americans who served aboard. Take care, thanks again.

Thank you for the video, well done, I enjoyed it.

This was a fantastic video and I learned new things! (Wolverine and Sable being one of them) You seem to really put some good details into these videos and I am curious, so far, you have made videos on planes and ships. Have you thought of making any videos about tanks? Specifically videos about how many America lost during like each battles?

Had no idea there were 112 carriers during WW2. Amazing how fast they were built.

This is a very informational video, thanks!

Thank you, this video is excellent, very well documented, the information is rich and at the same time concise and clear, exactly what I needed... thanks 👍and please make more videos like this

Most aircraft carrier histories omit the escort carriers--and the two Great Lakes training carriers. I enjoyed the presentation. Minor gripe--you didn't define "aircraft carrier" because "everybody knows what an aircraft carrier is." You pointed out that the old CV-1 Langley was NOT an aircraft carrier when she was sunk transporting a deck load of P-40 fighters to Australia. Good job! Your escort carrier coverage was excellent, and you managed to keep your video presentation to under 20 minutes. The modern "helicopter carrier" in US Navy service and the Cold War CVS (anti-submarine carriers) are and were the spiritual descendants of WW2 escort and light carriers. Now the "helicopter carriers" of the US Navy have significant sea control capabilities (escort carrier work), serve to transport aircraft from place to place (while I was on a WESPAC cruise in '77-'78 USS Tripoli/LPH-10 stashed several S-2 Tracker anti-submarine aircraft on the hangar deck and ferried them across the Pacific), even work as cargo ships when they aren't home to a Marine battalion and a composite Marine aviation squadron. The old AV-8B Harrier and new F-35B Lightning offer significant fixed-wing combat capabilities. The old CVS series that included the Yorktown, Lexington and Hornet Essex-class carriers were optimized for anti-submarine work, both as the center of hunter-killer anti-submarine task forces and for convoy escort duties, freeing up the larger attack carriers (CVB and CVA and the modern CVN) for operations elsewhere.

To throw in a footnote on the Essex Class. 32 of them were planned. The end of WWII resulted in the cancellation of 8 of them, but 24 were completed, 7 of them commissioned after WWII ended (thus not included in the video): Princeton CV-37, Tarawa CV-40, Kearsarge CV-33, Leyte CV-32, Philippine Sea CV-47, Valley Forge CV-45 and Oriskany CV-34 (Oriskany, the last, completed to a modernized design in 1950). Many of those went on to serve in the Korean War. Except for Franklin and Bunker Hill, all of the "short hull" carriers were upgraded with the "clipper bow" starting in 1951, eliminating the "short hull". 15 of them were modified throughout the 1950's with modern angled flightdecks, enclosed "hurricane" bow (with the "clipper bow" profile) and several other upgrades. 8 of the 15 received a pair of more powerful H-8 hydraulic catapults and became anti-submarine carriers in the 50s and 60s. The other 7 of the 15 received a pair of even more powerful, longer-length steam catapults and went on to serve in the Vietnam War (except Lexington), operating jets as modern as the F-8 Crusader and the A-7 Corsair II...they were Lexington CV-16, Intrepid CV-11, Hancock CV-19, Ticonderoga CV-14, Shangri-La CV-38, Bon Homme Richard CV-31, and Oriskany CV-34. The last two combat carriers were decommissioned in 1976, Hancock and Oriskany. The Lexington served as a training carrier until 1991. Of the 8 others not modified with angled flight decks, 2 were the Franklin and Bunker Hill which were repaired but saw no further service and were decommissioned in 1947. Franklin scrapped in 1966 and Bunker Hill was tied up at North Island in San Diego Harbor until 1973 and was then scrapped. 3 of them, Boxer, Princeton and Valley Forge became amphibious "helicopter carriers", with catapults and arresting gear removed. 3 others, Tarawa, Leyte and Philippine Sea remained in WWII configuration, minus some gun mounts, until decommissioned around 1958-60 and scrapped in 1970-71. And lastly, Antietam, with the first angled flight deck but no other significant upgrades, was scrapped in 1974. It had served as a training carrier until 1963...with Lexington eventually taking over the training role. Reprisal, CV-35, was launched in Dec 1945, but not completed and was scrapped in 1949. Iwo Jima, CV-46, was started but never launched and scrapped in 1946. Yorktown CV-10, Intrepid CV-11, Hornet CV-12 and Lexington CV-16 are the only 4 left afloat, as museums around the US. Oriskany CV-34 still exists underwater, being intentionally scuttled as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico.

Excellent! I was looking for more of an overview as it can be hard to get a bigger picture of carrier operations during WWII. Perfect packaging, this one is bookmarked.

Pretty good video, with only a few minor mistakes, you've earned my subscription as a History nerd, who really loves naval history (Having a somewhat decently-sized collection of interesting naval books from WW1 to Modern Day), so this is a very nice video to see. Enough of my little rambling. Just want to say that I love the video and details you mentioned in the video. On the topic of being a nerd, I myself have an entire book dedicated to USN carriers, alongside all the other USN books by Norman Friedman. . . And a Book about Hybrid Warships (by R. D. Layman, Stephen McLaughlin), which are some of my most prized books, alongside a book with every british battleship class ever commissioned

Excellent presentation. USS Robin deserves to be mentioned, she served and deserves that credit.

One cool thing with the Yorktown is that after the Battle of Coral Sea, the Japanese thought they had sunk the Yorktown, but thanks to incredible efforts from her damage control crew, the ship was able to limp back to Pearl Harbor and get repairs, then at the Battle of Midway, the Yorktown was seen with two other American carriers and they thought it was a new unseen carrier, but it was Yorktown and it launched torpedo dive bombers that sank the Japanese carrier Sōryū. Sadly though on June 7th, 1942, the Yorktown was sunk by a Japanese submarine. Though her service to America was short lived, she helped change the tide of the Pacific War and ultimately helped insure American victory.

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Good video! When I was 6 years old I went onboard the CV-18 USS Wasp. A lot of the Essex class carriers had undergone conversions to a slanted flight deck and were used for ASW missions. My father was a pilot flying S-2 Trackers off of the Wasp in VS-31 Squadron. There is a US Navy training film on YT from the mid 1960s titled “The Hunter Killers” that features the ASW squadrons that were flying off of the Wasp in 1966. My father is the pilot at the three minute and forty two second mark.

I went back and watched the past two videos about US Carriers… Now I’m really looking forward to building the my most recent purchase The REVELL 1969 issue of the USS YORKTOWN in Pre-War markings… To bad they didn’t restore the USS ENTERPRISE and make it a museum… Been doing some research about the BATTLE of Santa Cruz and BATTLE of the Eastern Solomons… The USS BEN FRANKLIN is a interesting story Enjoying your Channel…. I’ll probably watch this again…. CHRIS 🇺🇸

This video alone shows, what admiral Yamamoto said right after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. But not only did the US produce enormous amounts of ships, they also produced an insane amount of airplanes and airplane engines, different types of trucks, cars and armored vehicles.

You did an excellent job putting this video together. Very informative. Excellent production. Great graphics. Keep up the good work. 🎉

A really excellent video, with great use of graphics and archive materials. Delighted to have had YT suggest your channel to me. You have a new subscriber!

My Grandpa served on the Shangri La and the Tripoli. He was one of the first Aviation Boatswains Mates. They hadn't come up with a formal test for promotion when he was designated. So he got asked around a dozen questions verbally, had to demonstrate a couple of skills, the trickier one being the right way to tie down a new type of plane they'd just gotten aboard and they just came out and said "Congratulations. You're a Petty Officer."

Would be interesting to see a similar comparison for the Vietnam war era. It was a unique time for the US Navy as the carrier fleet consisted of a mix of Kitty Hawk, Essex, Midway, and Forrestal class ships with the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise. Also, some the surviving WWII escort carriers were converted to plane tenders/ferries or helicopter assualt ships.

Excellent overview, thanks! Amazing how many carriers of various types were built during the war.

Great overview, thank you!!!

The sheer number of carriers build by the US during WW II ist jaw dropping. In 1943 alone, they commissioned 16 carriers. And you may not forget, that they lent about three dozen carriers to the British, also.

Very well done! At 16:58 you stated that the two training carriers did not feature arresting wires. That is incorrect, as even in the footage you showed of one of the training carriers, you can clearly see an SNJ (Naval Variant of the T-6 Texan) trap aboard the carrier, the arresting wires being clearly visible.

An outstanding report -- many thanks!

What a wonderful video documentary on this topic. Comprehensive without being overly detailed. With plenty of photographs detailing the designs. The only thing that was missing for me was aircraft assignments and numbers of aircraft for each of the various classes.

The USS Oriskany is a weird one too. It was laid down and commissioned during WWII but not officially put into service, then had its flight deck and Island stripped off and a new modern top deck, elevators, and island were installed just after the war. It was the last of the Essex carriers and the test bed for carrier based jet fighters, because the flight deck was so heavy it had a permanent 7 degree list to port.

I have the flag that draped my uncle who was killed by a crude wing rocket accident that burned him from the chest up. He was buried at sea on the way to Saipan. USS Kitkun Bay CVE 71.This account is documented in the book The Little Giants. Thanks for your great history lesson.Jim

Absolutely outstanding detail informative video. Sharing with many others. Greatly appreciate your time, dedication, hard work and passion in providing this wonderful work to the public. 👍🏻😉🙏🏻✝️🇺🇸

Jesus , I have wondered about that from time to time , but had no idea it was that many , thankyou for this wonderfully informative video , thumbs up.👍

Very informative. It is amazing how many carriers the US build. I wonder when they realized they didnt need more. Also could you a similar video for the Japanes Navy, please? It will be interesting to compare how both countries competed.

Whoever scraped the Enterprise was a criminal.

An amazing resource. Well done, thank you.

Very well done sir. That was very educational.

Over 100???? No other country could EVER

Ummm.........No. The USS Langley was NEVER an Escort Carrier . You are correct about how the Langley was employed as a training / transport vessel. The world's FIRST Escort Carrier was HMS Audacity, the lessons learned from her escorting convoys to Gibraltar were later employed in hunting U-boats in the Atlantic. Equally famous was a FAA fighter pilot aboard by the name of 2lt. Eric Brown. Sadly, both are no longer with us. (Edit) Meant to say Long Island not the Langley, I realized my mistake after reply from svgproductions.

Very awesome history. Thank you for sharing.

Really interesting video. Thanks for sharing.

I had NO idea that we had THAT many carriers at work. I am familiar with the 'Taffys' at Leyte Gulf, but not with all of these ships. Great story!

Just makes you realise at sea the Japanese really had no chance. Especially when the enemy you create can pump out this many of 1 ship type. Just crazy

This was great and I would be interested to see the rest of the worlds carriers serving in WWII done in this way, but Im sure that would be a lot more work. Great job!

Excellent video! Very informative! It is so good I downloaded it for future reference. Thank you for the informationan and entertainment! Super vieo and pictures! Kudos!!!

You left out the Saipan class light carriers (Saipan and Wright) They were built from Baltimore class heavy cruiser hulls. They were both laid down in 1944 and launched in 1945. However they aren't commissioned until after the war.

No USS Robin!

The algorithm brought me here and I’m glad it did. Very well put together and very informative. Liked, commented and subscribed!

Nicely done!