▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁( on ▁don ation ▁hold ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 7 , ▁currently ▁designated ▁for ▁dis m ant ling ) ▁ ▁Ret ired ▁( sc ra pped ) ▁▁ ▁( ‡ ▁extended ▁bow ) ▁▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁▁▁ ‡ ▁▁▁ ‡ ▁▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁ ▁S unk ▁(† ▁sc utt led ) ▁▁ ▁† ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁† ▁ ▁( ‡ ▁extended ▁bow ) ▁▁ ‡ ▁† ▁▁ ▁† ▁▁ ▁† ▁ ▁Can cel led ▁before ▁completion ▁ ▁( ‡ ▁extended ▁bow ) ▁▁ ‡ ▁▁ ‡ ▁ ▁No ▁name ▁assigned ▁( CV - 5 0 ) ▁ ▁No ▁name ▁assigned ▁( CV - 5 1 ) ▁ ▁No ▁name ▁assigned ▁( CV - 5 2 ) ▁ ▁No ▁name ▁assigned ▁( CV - 5 3 ) ▁ ▁No ▁name ▁assigned ▁( CV - 5 4 ) ▁ ▁No ▁name ▁assigned ▁( CV - 5 5 ) ▁▁ ▁No ▁name ▁assigned ▁( CV - 4 4 ) ▁ ▁No ▁name ▁assigned ▁( CV B - 5 6 ) ▁ ▁No ▁name ▁assigned ▁( CV B - 5 7 ) ▁ ▁Esc ort ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁s izable ▁fleet ▁of ▁esc ort ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁era ▁that ▁followed . ▁These ▁ships ▁were ▁both ▁quick er ▁and ▁che aper ▁to ▁build ▁than ▁larger ▁fleet ▁carri ers