The ''Long Island''-class escort carrier was a two-ship class, originally listed as "AVG" (Aircraft Escort Vessels). They were converted from
type C3-class merchant ships.
The first ship of the class—, originally AVG-1, later ACV-1 then CVE-1—was launched on 11 January 1940, and served in the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
through
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
.
The second and last ship of the class——was launched on 14 December 1939, and served in the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
through
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. It is also listed in U.S. Navy records as BAVG-1; the "B" presumably stood for "British".
See also
*
List of ship classes of the Second World War
The List of ship classes of World War II is an alphabetical list of all ship classes that served in World War II. Only actual classes are included as opposed to unique ships (which are still included if they were the only one of a class to be buil ...
References
Bibliography
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Escort aircraft carrier classes
World War II escort aircraft carriers of the United States
World War II escort carriers of the United Kingdom
{{ship-type-stub