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Support carriers had a different naming system and a CVE prefix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_escort_aircraft_carriers https://en.wi
by astrodust 9y ago
Support carriers had a different naming system and a CVE prefix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_escort_aircraft_carriers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_esc...
They're much smaller and less sophisticated than the fleet carriers, but the US built a metric shitton of them during WWII and they were essential in projecting air power.
- kakwa_ 9y agoAs a side note, to illustrate their lesser "sophistication", they got the following nickname: Combustible Vulnerable and Expendable (CVE).
- TrickyRick 9y agoOh wow, I had no idea. Thanks!