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The Casablanca class was a class of escort carriers constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. They are the most numerous class of aircraft carriers ever built. Fifty were laid down, launched, and commissioned within less than two years – 3 November 1942 through to 8 July 1944. Despite their numbers, and the preservation of larger carriers as museums, none of these modest ships survives today. Five were lost to enemy action during World War II and the remainder were scrapped.