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The Escort Carrier Archive currently contains 287 pages with 5,625 still images and 2 video clips

What's New in the Escort Carrier Archive?


October 22, 2026

CVE-9 Bogue Added one photo (1).
CVE-11 Card Added one photo (0301180).
CVE-20 Barnes Added one photo (0302014).
CVE-26 Sangamon Added three photos (0302612a, 024122b–024122c).
CVE-29 Santee Added two photos (0302973, 0302972).
CVE-30 Charger Added five photos (0303064, 0303062, 0303061, 0303065, 0303063).
CVE-34 Pybus  /
HMS Emperor
Added one photo (pac5t).
CVE-36 Bolinas  /
HMS Begum
Added two photos (0303609, 0303610).
CVE-39 Cordova  /
HMS Khedive
Added five photos (0303912r–0303912v).
CVE-42 Estero  /
HMS Premier
Enlarged one photo (0304207).
CVE-55 Casablanca Added one photo (0305504e).
CVE-56 Liscome Bay Updated caption (0305608). Added three photos (0305614, 0305613a, 0305615).
CVE-57 Coral Sea /
Anzio
Added another ship's history and three photos (0305768c, 0305794, , 0305795).
CVE-60 Guadalcanal Added one photo (0306043).
CVE-64 Tripoli Added one photo (0306421).
CVE-67 Solomons Enlarged one photo and updated caption (0306706).

July 30, 2026

CVE-6 Altamaha/
HMS Battler
Added two photos (0300635, 0300636).
CVE-9 Bogue Updated caption (0300941b). Added one item of memorabilia (0300948).
CVE-11 Card Added two photos (0301179, 0301178). Enlarged two photos and updated captions (0301114, 0301106).
CVE-12 Copahee Added one photo (0301243).
CVE-26 Sangamon Added Cruise Book Transcript.
CVE-28 Chenango Added one photo (0302852). Enlarged one photo (0302810).
CVE-29 Santee Enlarged one photo (0302960a). Added two photos (0302971–0302971a).
CVE-30 Charger Added two photos (0303060–0303060a). Updated caption (0303059).
CVE-34 Pybus  /
HMS Emperor
Added one photo (pac4).
CVE-36 Bolinas  /
HMS Begum
Added one photo (0303608).
CVE-39 Cordova  /
HMS Khedive
Added info about the Coat of Arms.
CVE-40 Delgada  /
HMS Speaker
Enhanced one photo (0304006).
CVE-45 Prince  /
HMS Rajah
Enlarged two photos (0304503, 0304502).
CVE-52 Vermillion  /
HMS Smiter
Added one photo (0305215).
CVE-57 Coral Sea /
Anzio
Updated caption (0305758). Added one photo (0305792).
CVE-60 Guadalcanal Added one photo (0306036a).
CVE-80 Petrof Bay Added one photo (0308009).
CVE-87 Steamer Bay Added one photo (0308723).
CVE-93 Makin Island Added one photo (0309354).
CVE-112 Siboney Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVE-118 Sicily Added one photo (0311848).
CVE-119 Point Cruz Added one photo (0311937).

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