[sparklite2]

At the end of the war, the US had 27 aircraft carriers.

[ealgeone]

I know. We kicked tail.

[BroJoeK]

sparklite: "At the end of the war, the US had 27 aircraft carriers."

By my informal count the US produced for WWII:

• 25 Fleet carriers (CV)
• 10 Light carriers (CVL)
• 86 Escort carriers (CVE)
• 121 total aircraft carriers

Of the CV & CVLs, seven were sunk.

Light carriers, such as the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) which participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, also included a young pilot named George Bush who was later shot down doing ground attacks over Chichijima.

Even smaller escort carriers were capable of combat, for example: providing air support for ground troops at Leyte Gulf.
An escort carrier task group also defeated a Japanese force of battle ships & cruisers off Samar.

Depending on how you count, other reports vary and this source says:

"Of the 151 aircraft carriers built in the U.S. during World War II, 122 were escort carriers."

That would make 29 CVs & CVLs built, which would not seem to include the seven (or eight) already in service on December 7, 1941.