Fleet carriers laid down or commisioned before 1945.
| Hull | Name | Class | Commisioned | Fate |
| 1 | Langley | Singular | March 20, 1922 | Bombed and sunk Feb. 27, 1942 while ferrying AAF P40s to Titatjar, Java |
| 2 | Lexington | Sister Of CV3 | December 14, 1927 | Lost, enemy action, Battle Of The Coral Sea, May 8, 1942 |
| 3 | Saratoga | Sister Of CV2 | November 16, 1942 | Sunk, Operation Crossroads, July 26, 1946 (bikini Atoll) |
| 4 | Ranger | Singular | June 4, 1934 | Survived the war, scrapped circa 1947. |
| 5 | Yorktown | Sister Of CV6 | September 30, 1937 | Lost, enemy Action, Battle Of Midway, June 7, 1942 |
| 6 | Enterprise | Sister Of CV5 | May 12, 1938 | N/A |
| 7 | Wasp | Singular | April 25, 1940 | Lost, Enemy Action, September 15, 1942 |
| 8 | Hornet | Singular | October 20, 1941 | Lost, Enemy Action, October 26, 1942 |
| 9 | Essex | Essex | December 31, 1942 | N/A |
| 10 | Yorktown | Essex | April 15, 1943 | N/A |
| 11 | Intrepid | Essex | August 16, 1943 | Rebuilt post-war with angled deck. Currently serves as a floating museum in New york City |
| 12 | Hornet | Essex | November 29, 1943 | N/A |
| 13 | Franklin | Essex | January 31, 1944 | Severely damaged in combat and later scrapped. |
| 14 | Ticonderoga | Essex (LH) | May 8, 1944 | Rebuilt post-war with angled deck |
| 15 | Randolph | Essex (LH) | October 9, 1944 | N/A |
| 16 | Lexington | Essex | October 9, 1944 | Floating Museum. Corpus Christi, Texas. |
| 17 | Bunker Hill | Essex | May 25, 1943 | N/A |
| 18 | Wasp | Essex | November 24, 1943 | N/A |
| 19 | Hancock | Essex (LH) | April 15, 1944 | Rebuilt post-war with angled deck |
| 20 | Bennington | Essex | August 6, 1944 | N/A |
| 21 | Boxer | Essex (LH) | April 16, 1945 | N/A |
| 22 | Independence | Independence (CVL) | January 14, 1943 | N/A |
| 23 | Princeton | Independence (CVL) | February 25, 1943 | Lost, enemy action, October 24, 1944 |
| 24 | Belleau Wood | Independence (CVL) | March 31, 1943 | N/A |
| 25 | Cowpens | Independence (CVL) | May 28, 1943 | N/A |
| 26 | Monterey | Independence (CVL) | June 17, 1943 | N/A |
| 27 | Langley | Independence (CVL) | August 31, 1943 | N/A |
| 28 | Cabot | Independence (CVL) | July 24, 1943 | Decommisioned and sold to Spain as Dedalo |
| 29 | Bataan | Independence (CVL) | November 17, 1943 | N/A |
| 30 | San Jacinto | Independence (CVL) | December 15, 1943 | N/A |
| 31 | Bon Homme Richard | Essex | November 26, 1944 | Rebuilt post-war with angled deck |
| 32 | Leyte | Essex (LH) | April 11, 1946 | Completed Post-War |
| 33 | Kearsarge | Essex (LH) | March 2, 1946 | Completed Post-War |
| 34 | Oriskany | Essex (LH) | September 21, 1950 | Completed Post-War |
| 35 | Not Allocated | |||
| 36 | Antietam | Essex | January 28, 1945 | N/A |
| 37 | Princeton | Essex | November 18, 1945 | Sold for scrap, 1971 |
| 38 | Shangri-La | Essex (LH) | September 15, 1944 | Rebuilt post-war with angled deck |
| 39 | Lake Champlain | Essex (LH) | June 3, 1945 | Decommisioned 1966. |
