This DVD is a collection on the "all but forgotten” and amazing US Navy CVE Escort Carriers and CVL Light Carriers.  These Carriers sometimes called "JEEP Carriers" and were actually 2 very different design types.  The CVE Escort Carriers were built on top of Oil tankers and are about 550 ft long with a speed between 14kts to 20 kts.  The CVL Light Carriers were about 650 ft long and were much faster and built on top of Cruiser hulls.  Up to 30 knots.  Also the CVL could keep up with the Fast Carrier Fleet during WWII. Big carriers were very expensive and "Jeep" Carriers were great for Convoy Duty and also to contain the Japanese enemy on islands that were bypassed. We hope you'll enjoy. 

1st film; "Land and Respotting Aircraft".  In this film by USN, we have a short documentary on how to Land F4F Wildcats and TBF Avengers on a CVE.  This is a really great color film but I don't know what ship they filmed the training on.  If anyone can ID the ship, We will give you a free DVD for your help.  THe carrier looks to me to be a Casablanca-Class. Runtime 25:26 Min's 

2nd film; "Battle for Leyte Gulf".  In this Army-Navy film; it tell's the story of the USN's Battle of Leyte Gulf and Taffy 3's battle of San Bernardino Straights.  In this ferocious conflict, 5 small American ships are sunk by the Mighty Japanese Navy Including the CVE-73 Gambier Bay. What a conflict.  Latter that day, the CVE-63 St Lo was sunk by Kamikazes, but the fighting spirit of the small USN Taffy 3 fleet, cause the Japanese to retreat at the end.  Amazing!!! Runtime 20:53 Min's  

3rd Film; "No it can be Told". In this film, A CVE-60, USS Guadalcanal set it's sites to capture a Nazi Submarine.  This is a true story and in the end, they did capture U-505 and with all if its secrets codes.  Thus, the story was kept in secret until after the war.  U-505 is now a Museum.  Runtime 15.46 min's

 4th Film; "CVL 26 & 28; Weekend Warriors". This is actual 2 films by the Navy to persuade one to join the USN Reserve.  1st shows a young man who joins the Navy, and hopes to fly one day.  Great footage of the CVL 28; USS Cabot and aircraft like the F4U F9F Jets, F6F's too.  2nd reel is of the USS Monterey; CVL-26, and the aircraft used in this reel are  mostly the F9F Panther Jet.  Also the TBF Avenger and the SNJ Trainer. Again great footage of these CVL ships.  Runtime 26:06 Min's

5th Film; "CVE & CVL Newsreels".   This is a collection of Newsreels on the amazing CVE's and the CVL carriers. 1st; 1st escort Carrier Launched--CVE-55.  2nd; IX-64 USS Wolverine Training Carrier on the Great Lakes.  3rd; CVE-73 USS Savo Island, brings P-38's to Guadalcanal.  4th; CVL-23 USS Princeton Hit in action.  5th; CVE's and CVL's in action off of Okinawa.  6th; CVL-28 USS Monterey leaves NY to bring troops home from war.  7th; CVE-118 fighting off Korea with F4U's.  8th; CVE-58, USS Corregidor Brings H-34 Army Helicopters to Germany.  and 9th; CVL-AGMR-2 shown in "of Ships and Butter.  Runtime; 21:35 Min's

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