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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the light / escort carriers category.
01 / Overview
Casablanca-class escort carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1943–1944
Quantity
50
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS · WORLD WAR II
7
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the light / escort carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationCVE
- Ship TypeEscort carrier
- Builder / ShipyardKaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver Yard
- Laid Down1942
- Launched1943
- Commissioned1943
- Ships in Class50
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement7,950 t
- Full Load Displacement10,600 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)168.5 m
- Beam22.9 m
- Draft7 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement910
- Air Wing Personnel56
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)two Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power8,500 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed19 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range10,240
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gunsingle 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose gun
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Gunseight single Bofors 40 mm and up to thirty Oerlikon 20 mm
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft27
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarSK radar
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarSG radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed50
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned50
- Cancelled0
- Lost5
- Retired45
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armoursplinter plating only
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1943Production started
- 1944Production ended
83
years in service
1
years in production
50
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 3 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS RANKING Light / Escort Carriers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
7LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS7WORLD WAR II · LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS2336UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS1PERFORMANCE/PRICE · LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theLight / Escort Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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