Escort carrier

An escort carrier or light carrier was a class of aircraft carrier used during World War II. They were smaller and more maneuverable than standard carriers, but as such carried less aircraft and were weaker. The Royal Navy of the British Empire, the Imperial Japanese Navy of the Empire of Japan, and the United States Navy of the United States of America, utilized escort carriers.

Imperial Japanese Navy

 * Ryujo

Royal Navy

 * Hermes-class light carrier
 * Hermes

United States Navy

 * Bogue-class escort carrier
 * USS Bunker Hill
 * USS Kalinin Bay
 * USS Gambier Bay
 * USS Ommaney Bay
 * USS St. Louis