Not fleet carriers. You might be referring to escort carriers. It is roughly the same length as an Essex Carrier.
“Not fleet carriers. You might be referring to escort carriers. It is roughly the same length as an Essex Carrier.”
Escort carriers were built on a commercial ship hull, so they were relatively cheap to build, and could go on line quickly. There were more escort carriers built during WWII than capital fleet carriers. The Brits called them “Woolworth” carriers.
I’ve read some books that mentioned the escort carriers; one of the best books was “The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors,” which was about the Battle of Samar. While principally about the destroyers in that battle, it did address the escort carriers. Great book, by the way, if you haven’t already read it.
We also had some light carriers that were smaller than the capital fleet carriers, and carried about the same number of aircraft as the escort carriers.