The U.S. Navy Built an Armada of 50 ‘Baby Aircraft Carriers’: Meet the Casablanca-Class Escort Carrier

The U.S. Navy Built an Armada of 50 ‘Baby Aircraft Carriers’: Meet the Casablanca-Class Escort Carrier

Summary and Key Points: The Casablanca-class escort carriers embodied the “Arsenal of Democracy” at sea: smaller, cheaper flattops built fast to put aircraft where they were urgently needed. Nicknamed “Jeep carriers,” they traded speed, armor, and heavy armament for mass production and mission utility. Casablanca-Class Aircraft Carrier WWII. Image Credit: Creative Commons. -Their greatest value came in anti-submarine warfare and convoy defense, …