|
Operator |
Ship |
Class and type |
Pennant |
Other notes |
9 January |
Royal Navy |
Hunter |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D80 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Block Island |
13 January |
Royal Navy |
Whimbrel |
Black Swan-class sloop |
U29 |
|
14 January |
United States Navy |
Independence |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
CV-22 |
Redesignated CVL-22 in July |
31 January |
Royal Navy |
Tracker |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D24 |
Lend-Lease acquisition |
17 February |
United States Navy |
Lexington |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
CV-16 |
|
20 February |
United States Navy |
Barnes |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
CVE-20 |
|
25 February |
United States Navy |
Princeton |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
CV-23 |
Redesignated CVL-23 in July |
27 February |
Royal Navy |
Fencer |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D64 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Croatan |
1 March |
Royal Navy |
Kite |
Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
U87 |
|
8 March |
United States Navy |
Block Island |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
CVE-21 |
|
31 March |
United States Navy |
Belleau Wood |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
CV-24 |
Redesignated CVL-24 in July |
1 April |
Royal Navy |
Starling |
Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
U66 |
|
7 April |
Royal Navy |
Searcher |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D40 |
Lend-Lease acquisition |
9 April |
Royal Navy |
Chaser |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D32 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Breton |
9 April |
United States Navy |
Prince William |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
CVE-31 |
|
10 April |
United States Navy |
Edsall |
Edsall-class destroyer escort |
DE-129 |
|
12 April |
United States Navy |
Breton |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
CVE-23 |
|
15 April |
United States Navy |
Yorktown |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
CV-10 |
|
25 April |
Royal Navy |
Ravager |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D70 |
Lend-Lease acquisition |
28 April |
United States Navy |
Croatan |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
CVE-25 |
|
28 April |
Royal Navy |
Striker |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D12 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Prince William |
5 May |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
MTB 345 |
Experimental motor torpedo boat |
|
Transfer from the Royal Navy |
12 May |
Royal Navy |
Pheasant |
Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
U49 |
|
13 May |
United States Navy |
Bataan |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
CV-29 |
Redesignated CVL-29 in July |
24 May |
United States Navy |
Bunker Hill |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
CV-17 |
|
28 May |
United States Navy |
Cowpens |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
CV-25 |
Redesignated CVL-25 in July |
31 May |
United States Navy |
Pybus |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
CVE-34 |
|
9 June |
United States Navy |
Daniel T. Griffin |
Buckley-class destroyer escort |
DE-54 |
|
11 June |
Royal Navy |
Pursuer |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D73 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. George |
17 June |
United States Navy |
Monterey |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
CV-26 |
Redesignated CVL-26 in July |
28 June |
United States Navy |
Baffins |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
CVE-35 |
|
3 July |
United States Navy |
Glacier |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
CVE-33 |
|
8 July |
United States Navy |
Casablanca |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-55 |
|
19 July |
Royal Navy |
Ameer |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D01 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Baffins |
22 July |
United States Navy |
Bolinas |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
CVE-36 |
|
24 July |
United States Navy |
Cabot |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
CVL-28 |
|
1 August |
Royal Navy |
Atheling |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D51 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Glacier |
4 August |
Royal Navy |
Trumpeter |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D09 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bastian |
6 August |
Royal Navy |
Emperor |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D98 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Pybus |
7 August |
United States Navy |
Liscome Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-56 |
|
11 August |
Royal Navy |
Slinger |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D26 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Chatham |
12 August |
Royal Navy |
Begum |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D38 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bolinas |
12 August |
Royal Navy |
Empress |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D42 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Carnegie |
16 August |
United States Navy |
Intrepid |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
CV-11 |
|
17 August |
United States Navy |
Wasp |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
CV-18 |
|
25 August |
Royal Navy |
Khedive |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D62 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Cordova |
27 August |
United States Navy |
Coral Sea |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-57 |
|
30 August |
Royal Navy |
Magpie |
Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
U82 |
|
31 August |
United States Navy |
Corregidor |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-58 |
|
31 August |
United States Navy |
Langley |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
CVL-27 |
|
2 September |
Kriegsmarine |
Schnelles Geleitboot 4 |
Sans Souci-class sloop |
SG 4 |
|
7 September |
Royal Navy |
Nabob |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
D77 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Edisto |
13 September |
United States Navy |
Mission Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-59 |
|
25 September |
United States Navy |
Guadalcanal |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-60 |
|
27 September |
Royal Navy |
Shah |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D21 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Jamaica |
5 October |
United States Navy |
Manila Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-61 |
|
14 October |
United States Navy |
Natoma Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-62 |
|
22 October |
Royal Navy |
Patroller |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D07 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Keweenaw |
23 October |
United States Navy |
Midway |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-63 |
|
31 October |
United States Navy |
Tripoli |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-64 |
|
2 November |
Royal Navy |
Amethyst |
Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
U16 |
|
3 November |
Royal Navy |
Premier |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D23 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Estero |
7 November |
United States Navy |
Wake Island |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-65 |
|
8 November |
Royal Navy |
Ranee |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D03 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Niantic |
15 November |
United States Navy |
White Plains |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-66 |
|
19 November |
Royal Navy |
Thane |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D48 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Sunset |
20 November |
Royal Navy |
Speaker |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D90 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Delgada |
21 November |
United States Navy |
Solomons |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-67 |
Former HMS Emperor |
27 November |
United States Navy |
Kalinin Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-68 |
|
29 November |
United States Navy |
Hornet |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
CV-12 |
|
4 December |
United States Navy |
Kasaan Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-69 |
|
7 December |
Royal Navy |
Queen |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D19 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Andrews |
9 December |
United States Navy |
Fanshaw Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-55 |
|
15 December |
United States Navy |
Kitkun Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-71 |
|
15 December |
United States Navy |
San Jacinto |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
CVL-30 |
|
21 December |
United States Navy |
Tulagi |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-72 |
|
22 December |
Royal Navy |
Ruler |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D72 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Joseph |
28 December |
United States Navy |
Gambier Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
CVE-73 |
|
31 December |
Royal Navy |
Arbiter |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
D31 |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Simon |