Despite the important role that these 'baby' escort aircraft carriers played in World War II, sadly not a single one of the 122 Allied CVEs survives today.
Following Desert Storm, the Navy recapitalized its assets and decommissioned the Iowas, though Charles Myers continued to push for the conversions as late as 1995.
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