American pre-war carriers:
Langley (converted into a seaplane tender in 1937)
Lexington Class (converted battlecruisers): Lexington and Saratoga
Ranger: the first American ship designed as a carrier from the beginning
Yorktown Class: Yorktown, Enterprise and Hornet
Wasp
Long Island: Escort carrier, often overlooked, transferred her air group to Guadalcanal in August 1942, the first aircraft to reach Henderson Field.
American fleet carriers built during the war:
Essex Class: 24 Ships built, 1 commissioned in 1942, 6 commissioned in 1943, 7 commisioned in 1944, 5 commissioned in 1945 (3 of them before the end of the war), the remaining ships between 1946 and 1950.
Midway Class: 3 ships, 2 commissioned in late 1945, the third commissioned in 1947.
American light carriers built during the war:
Independence Class: 9 ships, all commissioned in 1943
Saipan Class: 2 ships, 1 commissioned in 1946, one in 1947
American escort carriers built during the war:
Bogue Class: 47 ships, of which 11 were used by the US Navy. 6 commissioned in 1942, 5 commissioned in 1943.
Sangamon Class (converted from oilers): 4 ships, all commissioned in August/September 1942
Casablanca Class: 50 ships, 25 commissioned in 1943, 25 in 1944
Commencement Bay Class: 19 ships, 2 commissioned late in 1944, 13 commissioned in 1945 (8 before the end of the war, 5 after the end of the war), 2 commissioned in 1946, 2 never commissioned.
As the Allies cannot rush anything in the game the carriers should arrive on their historical arrival dates, which means that right now Molon Lobe should have some of the Bogues and the Sangamons (probably not all of them, as they were also used in the Atlantic historically).
The biggest addition will be USS Essex in December 1942, and during the first half of 1943 there should be a surge of CVL and CVE arriving along with a couple of Essexes, so by July 1st, 1943 Molon Lobe should easily outnumber anything the Japanese can muster even if they don't lose any of their carriers until then.
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