With the war over there was no further need for escort carriers.

The escort carriers never come under attack from German forces.

The escort carrier went down stern first and 114 men were killed.

The escort carrier sank half an hour later, 126 men were lost in action.

The next day, she was ordered to join the escort carrier group.

The six escort carriers remained in support, but their aircraft saw little action.

By the time the escort carrier's strike aircraft got back, she was ready to land them.

The escort carrier hadn't taken too much damage in her last brush with the Japanese.

Through 1943, new escort carriers became available to increase the surveillance capability of support groups.

The Americans had built the most numerous classes of inexpensive escort carriers.

In the Pacific, he commanded a fleet of escort carrier groups.

Dalby wasn't the one who'd decide what to do with the escort carriers.

The escort carrier then set course to return to San Diego.

The air units of the fleet and escort carriers added another 339 aircraft.

In all, 130 Allied escort carriers were launched or converted during the war.

Meanwhile the US discovered their own use for the escort carriers.

In addition, the escort carrier's planes destroyed four enemy aircraft.

During this period she screened convoys in company with escort carriers.

HC, as we called her, was an escort carrier, much smaller than the contemporary ones.

She was the first escort carrier of the Royal Navy.

A typical fleet consists of 5 escort carriers and about 20 aircraft.

The type also pioneered combat operations from the smaller escort carriers.

In addition, six escort carriers were produced by the British during the war (all converted from other vessels).

As an ever increasing number of escort carriers became available, it was decided Marine planes would be placed on board.

Light escort carriers, also capable of carrying aircraft, entered service in September 1941, and these were a major step forward.