World War II Carriers
Year of initial commission in parenthesis
| Activity-class Escort Carrier | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Activity (1942) | ||||||||
| Akagi-class Aircraft Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Akagi (1927) | ||||||||
| Archer-class Escort Carrier | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Archer (1941) | ||||||||
| Argus-class Aircraft Carrier | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Argus (1918) | ||||||||
| Ark Royal-class Aircraft Carrier | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Ark Royal (1938) | ||||||||
| Béarn-class Aircraft Carrier | France | |||||||
| Béarn (1927) | ||||||||
| Bogue-class Escort Carrier | United States | |||||||
| Copahee (1942) | ||||||||
| Casablanca-class Escort Carrier | United States | |||||||
| Nehenta Bay | Saginaw Bay | Shamrock Bay | Casablanca (1943) | |||||
| Anzio (1943) | Manila Bay (1943) | Natoma Bay (1943) | Wake Island (1943) | |||||
| Marcus Island (1944) | Savo Island (1944) | Ommaney Bay (1944) | Petrof Bay (1944) | |||||
| Sargent Bay (1944) | Steamer Bay (1944) | Makin Island (1944) | ||||||
| Chitose-class Light Carrier [Class Info] | Japan | |||||||
| Chitose (1938) | Chiyoda (1938) | |||||||
| Colossus-class Light Carrier [Class Info] | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Colossus (1944) | Glory (1945) | |||||||
| Eagle-class Aircraft Carrier | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Eagle (1924) | ||||||||
| Essex-class Aircraft Carrier | United States | |||||||
| Wasp (Essex-class) | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Essex (1942) | Lexington (Essex-class) (1943) | |||||
| Bunker Hill (1943) | Intrepid (1943) | Hornet (Essex-class) (1943) | Franklin (1944) | |||||
| Hancock (1944) | Ticonderoga (1944) | |||||||
| Furious-class Aircraft Carrier | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Furious (1917) | ||||||||
| Graf Zeppelin-class Aircraft Carrier | Germany | |||||||
| Graf Zeppelin | ||||||||
| Hermes-class Light Carrier | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Hermes (1923) | ||||||||
| Hiyo-class Escort Carrier [Class Info] | Japan | |||||||
| Junyo (1942) | Hiyo (1942) | |||||||
| Hosho-class Light Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Hosho (1922) | ||||||||
| Ibuki-class Light Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Ibuki | ||||||||
| Illustrious-class Aircraft Carrier | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Illustrious (1940) | Formidable (1940) | Victorious (1941) | Indomitable (1941) | |||||
| Independence-class Light Carrier | United States | |||||||
| Independence (1943) | Princeton (1943) | Belleau Wood (1943) | Cowpens (1943) | |||||
| Monterey (1943) | Cabot (1943) | Langley (Independence-class) (1943) | Bataan (Independence-class) (1943) | |||||
| San Jacinto (1943) | ||||||||
| Kaga-class Aircraft Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Kaga (1929) | ||||||||
| Kaiyo-class Escort Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Kaiyo (1943) | ||||||||
| Lexington-class Aircraft Carrier [Class Info] | United States | |||||||
| Saratoga (1927) | Lexington (Lexington-class) (1927) | |||||||
| Long Island-class Escort Carrier | United States | |||||||
| Long Island (1941) | ||||||||
| Nisshin-class Seaplane Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Nisshin (1942) | ||||||||
| Ranger-class Aircraft Carrier | United States | |||||||
| Ranger | ||||||||
| Ruler-class Escort Carrier | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Ameer (1943) | Arbiter (1943) | |||||||
| Ryuho-class Aircraft Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Ryuho (1942) | ||||||||
| Ryujo-class Aircraft Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Ryujo (1933) | ||||||||
| Shinano-class Aircraft Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Shinano (1944) | ||||||||
| Shinyo-class Escort Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Shinyo (1943) | ||||||||
| Shokaku-class Aircraft Carrier [Class Info] | Japan | |||||||
| Shokaku (1941) | Zuikaku (1941) | |||||||
| Soryu-class Aircraft Carrier [Class Info] | Japan | |||||||
| Soryu (1937) | Hiryu (1939) | |||||||
| Taiho-class Aircraft Carrier | Japan | |||||||
| Taiho (1944) | ||||||||
| Taiyo-class Escort Carrier [Class Info] | Japan | |||||||
| Taiyo (1941) | Unyo (1942) | Chuyo (1942) | ||||||
| Unryu-class Aircraft Carrier [Class Info] | Japan | |||||||
| Unryu (1944) | Amagi (1944) | Katsuragi (1944) | ||||||
| Wasp-class Aircraft Carrier | United States | |||||||
| Wasp (Wasp-class) (1940) | ||||||||
| Yorktown-class Aircraft Carrier | United States | |||||||
| Yorktown (Yorktown-class) (1937) | Enterprise (1938) | Hornet (Yorktown-class) (1941) | ||||||
| Zuiho-class Light Carrier [Class Info] | Japan | |||||||
| Zuiho (1940) | Shoho (1941) | |||||||
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