The only United States aircraft carrier ever sunk in the Atlantic (in combat) was during the Battle of the Atlantic. It was Escort Carrier CVE-21, USS Block Island, Commanded By Capt Logan C. Ramsey. Block Island was sunk on 29 May, 1944, off the coast of the Canary Islands.
The aircraft carrier USS Bismarck Sea was the last US aircraft carrier sunk in WWII (during the battle for Iwo Jima).
The U.S. sunk: The Akagi The Kaga The Soryu The Hiryu The Japanese sunk: The Yorktown
The USS Yorktown.
Only two; the fleet carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann.
Battle of Santa Cruz Islands.
Baby flat-top USS Block Island; scuttled by her destroyer escorts.
The aircraft carrier USS Bismarck Sea was the last US aircraft carrier sunk in WWII (during the battle for Iwo Jima).
One USN fleet carrier sunk (USS Lexington) and one destroyer sunk (USS Sims). One light IJN carrier sunk.
1. Histories first clash of carriers was the battle of the Coral Sea 2. Histories most decisive carrier clash was the battle of Midway 3. Last battle involving carrier fleets was battle of Leyte Gulf 4. Last USN aircraft carrier sunk in WWII was USS Bismarck Sea 5. Last naval battle involving an aircraft carrier was during the Falklands Island war in 1982
The U.S. sunk: The Akagi The Kaga The Soryu The Hiryu The Japanese sunk: The Yorktown
The USS Lexington was sunk at Coral Sea; they thought they sank the USS Yorktown too. But she was only damaged.
The USS Yorktown.
Also known as "Baby Flat-Tops" or "Jeep Carriers", the Escort Carrier USS Block Island (CVE-21) was sunk in the Atlantic. She was crippled, then finally sunk by her escort vessels. "Baby Flat-Tops" were built upon cargo ship hulls. They were not designed for "fleet actions" in the Pacific, but for resupply (reinforcement) ships (ferrying airplanes), but proved successful working as warships in Atlantic waters.
Only two; the fleet carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann.
The USS Yorktown
109 ships of 593,864 tons in Atlantic
Battle of Santa Cruz Islands.