What are jeeps, in the context of naval ships or equipment?
Jeep carriers were small, inexpensive to build, carriers which were constructed on the hulls of Liberty ships.
At least I think that is right.
“Jeep carriers’’ were smaller versions of what were called ‘’’fleet carriers’’. They were usually converted transport ships, lightly armored and with planes whose main job was anti-submarine warfare.
The USN had 99 aircraft carriers on VJ Day. Fleet carriers, light carriers and over fifty escort carriers plus more carriers under construction.
I think we lost ten during the war plus some didn’t have repairs finished since the war ended.