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Escort Carriers

Escort carriers — also known as escort aircraft carriers, “jeep carriers”, or “baby flattops” — were smaller, slower aircraft carriers that were built during the early days of World War II at a time when fleet carriers were scarce.

Escort carriers had about half the length and one-third of the displacement of full-size aircraft carriers. Because they were often constructed around commercial ship hulls, escort carriers could be constructed faster and more cheaply than regular aircraft carriers.

Because escort carriers were slower than normal aircraft carriers, they were typically to escort fleet convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic. Escort carriers were also employed in hunter-killer groups that went out to find German submarines.

In the Pacific theater, escort carriers provided air support for ground troops. In some instances, escort carriers also fought as part of a task force in naval engagements.

After World War II, the development of helicopters and jet fighters rendered escort carriers largely obsolete. Although some escort carriers saw action in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, most escort carriers were decommissioned in the years following World War II.

Escort Carriers with Asbestos

The following is a list of escort carriers that were used by the U.S. Navy which may have been contaminated with asbestos:

  • USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99)
  • USS Altamaha (CVE-6)
  • USS Altamaha (CVE-18)
  • USS Attu (CVE-102)
  • USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)
  • USS Baffins (CVE-35)
  • USS Bairoko (CVE-115)
  • USS Barnes (CVE-7)
  • USS Barnes (CVE-20)
  • USS Bastian (CVE-37)
  • USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95)
  • USS Block Island (CVE-8)
  • USS Block Island (CVE-21)
  • USS Block Island (CVE-106)
  • USS Bogue (CVE-9)
  • USS Bolinas (CVE-36)
  • USS Bougainville (CVE-100)
  • USS Breton (CVE-23)
  • USS Breton (CVE-10)
  • USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88)
  • USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109)
  • USS Card (CVE-11)
  • USS Carnegie (CVE-38)
  • USS Casablanca (CVE-55)
  • USS Charger (CVE-30)
  • USS Chatham (CVE-32)
  • USS Chenango (CVE-28)
  • USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105)
  • USS Copahee (CVE-12)
  • USS Coral Sea/Anzio (CVE-57)
  • USS Cordova (CVE-39)
  • USS Core (CVE-13)
  • USS Corregidor (CVE-58)
  • USS Croatan (CVE-14)
  • USS Croatan (CVE-25)
  • USS Delgada (CVE-40)
  • USS Didrickson Bay/Tripoli (CVE-64)
  • USS Edisto (CVE-41)
  • USS Estero (CVE-42)
  • USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
  • USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
  • USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107)
  • USS Glacier (CVE-33)
  • USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
  • USS Hamlin (CVE-15)
  • USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75)
  • USS Hollandia (CVE-97)
  • USS Jamaica (CVE-43)
  • USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76)
  • USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
  • USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69)
  • USS Keweenaw (CVE-44)
  • USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
  • USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108)
  • USS Kwajalein (CVE-98)
  • USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
  • USS Long Island (CVE-1)
  • USS Lunga Point (CVE-94)
  • USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91)
  • USS Makin Island (CVE-93)
  • USS Manila Bay (CVE-61)
  • USS Marcus Island (CVE-77)
  • USS Matanikau (CVE-101)
  • USS Midway/St. Lo (CVE-63)
  • USS Mindoro (CVE-120)
  • USS Mission Bay (CVE-59)
  • USS Munda (CVE-104)
  • USS Nassau (CVE-16)
  • USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62)
  • USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74)
  • USS Niantic (CVE-46)
  • USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79)
  • USS Palau (CVE-122)
  • USS Perdido (CVE-47)
  • USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80)
  • USS Point Cruz (CVE-119)
  • USS Prince (CVE-45)
  • USS Prince William (CVE-19)
  • USS Prince William (CVE-31)
  • USS Puget Sound (CVE-113)
  • USS Pybus (CVE-34)
  • USS Rabaul (CVE-121)
  • USS Rendova (CVE-114)
  • USS Roi (CVE-103)
  • USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81)
  • USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82)
  • USS Saidor (CVE-117)
  • USS Salamaua (CVE-96)
  • USS Salerno Bay (CVE-110)
  • USS Sangamon (CVE-26)
  • USS Santee (CVE-29)
  • USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83)
  • USS Savo Island (CVE-78)
  • USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)
  • USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85)
  • USS Siboney (CVE-112)
  • USS Sicily (CVE-118)
  • USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86)
  • USS Solomons (CVE-67)
  • USS St. Andrews (CVE-49)
  • USS St. George (CVE-17)
  • USS St. Joseph (CVE-50)
  • USS St. Simon (CVE-51)
  • USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87)
  • USS Sunset (CVE-48)
  • USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
  • USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89)
  • USS Thetis Bay (CVE-90)
  • USS Tinian (CVE-123)
  • USS Tulagi (CVE-72)
  • USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111)
  • USS Vermillion (CVE-52)
  • USS Wake Island (CVE-65)
  • USS White Plains (CVE-66)
  • USS Willapa (CVE-53)
  • USS Windham Bay (CVE-92)
  • USS Winjah (CVE-54)

Free Asbestos Health Exams for Naval Veterans 

If you or a loved one served onboard escort carriers or other U.S. Navy ships that may have been contaminated with asbestos, you may qualify to receive a free asbestos health examination to find out if you have developed mesothelioma cancer, asbestosis, lung cancer, or other diseases linked to asbestos exposure. 

For more information about receiving free asbestos testing, contact the lawyers at Hissey, Mulderig & Friend by calling our office toll-free at 1-855-500-3734. 

You can also reach us by answering a few questions in our free case evaluation form, which is located in the upper left corner of this page. 

After we receive your submission, a member of our staff will contact you to help schedule your free medical examination.