US Navy: Battleships (14" & 16" guns), Aircraft Carriers (Fleet, Light, Escort), Cruisers (Large 12" guns, Heavy 8" guns, Light 6" guns), Destroyers (5" guns), Destroyer Escorts (3" & 4" guns), Submarines (SS and Gato class).
Well many ships were used to transport suplies to allies. They were also used for battle.
103 merchant ships were sunk in world war one.
The Lusitania
President 111 sunk off Harwich in 1917
Even if you exclude the smaller aircraft carriers in World War 2, there were still many more than 5 or 6. The US Navy commissioned 23 aircraft carriers of the Essex class during the war, not to mention others in US service, and those used by the British and Japanese navies.
World's first clash of aircraft carriers.
Some flew some by ship as cargo or on aircraft carriers
The main carriers used in the Mediterranean were HMS Eagle, Argus, Furious, Ark Royal, Illustrious, Formidable, Victorious and Indomitable. The USS Wasp was also used to ferry aircraft to Malta twice. This does not include the smaller escort carriers. Italy was building carriers but none were finished.
The only war in history fought between aircraft carriers was WWII.
Aircraft carriers (aircraft).
Even if you exclude the smaller aircraft carriers in World War 2, there were still many more than 5 or 6. The US Navy commissioned 23 aircraft carriers of the Essex class during the war, not to mention others in US service, and those used by the British and Japanese navies.
they provided aircover in remote areas of the Pacific where no land base aircraft could be based and provide such cover..............
The carriers Ranger , Enterprise and Saratoga .
USS Midway class.
World's first clash of aircraft carriers.
Some flew some by ship as cargo or on aircraft carriers
The main carriers used in the Mediterranean were HMS Eagle, Argus, Furious, Ark Royal, Illustrious, Formidable, Victorious and Indomitable. The USS Wasp was also used to ferry aircraft to Malta twice. This does not include the smaller escort carriers. Italy was building carriers but none were finished.
Aircraft carriers are a long range striking arm of a naval air force. Used properly they can decimate enemy fleets as the US carrier fleet did at Midway to the Japanese. In the Atlantic, British aircraft carriers were decisive to hunting down German ships. Not having aircraft carriers was possibly one of the biggest mistakes for the German navy.
The only war in history fought between aircraft carriers was WWII.
The aircraft carrier was a major support in world war 2. Take the battle of Midway for example, almost the WHOLE battle was the carriers launching their aircraft at one another. also, Aircraft carriers made the bombing of japan possible in the middle of the war. (Doolittle raid). They were pretty much the key to winning the war.
None were necessary since the British Isles provided plentiful air bases. However, in the Mediterranean theater, US escort carriers (aka jeep carriers or CVE's) were used to support amphibious landings. These were small aircraft carriers capable of operating about 30 aircraft each, which left the larger US fleet carriers with 70-80 aircraft each available for the Pacific theater.