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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--USS Long Island, originally AVG-1, later ACV-1 then CVE-1--was launched on 11 January 1940, and served in the United States Navy through World War II.
The second and last ship of the class--HMS Archer (D78)--was launched on 14 December 1939, and served in the Royal Navy through World War II. It is also listed in U.S. Navy records as BAVG-1; the "B" presumably stood for "British".
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See also
- List of ships of the Second World War
- List of ship classes of the Second World War
Maps Long Island-class escort carrier
References
- The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, James C. Fahey, Associate, United States Naval Institute, Victory Edition, copyright 1945, published by Ships and Aircraft, 1265 Broadway, NY 1, NY.
- Ford, Roger; Gibbons, Tony; Hewson, Rob; Jackson, Bob; Ross, David (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London: Amber Books, Ltd. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Friedman, Norman (1983). U.S. Aircraft Carriers. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-739-9.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (2010). The Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942 - February 1943. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-551-6.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1968). U.S. Warships of World War II. Doubleday & Company.
- Bibliography
- Cocker, Maurice (2008). Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4633-2.
- Tillman, Barrett (1998). SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2, Issue 10 of Osprey Combat Aircraft. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-732-0.
- Poolman, Kenneth (1972). Escort Carrier 1941-1945. London: Ian Allen. ISBN 0-7110-0273-8.
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