USS Altamaha (CVE-18)
 USS Altamaha (AVG-18/ACV-18/CVE-18) was an escort aircraft carrier in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for the Altamaha River in Georgia.Altamaha was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 235) on 19 December 1941 at Tacoma Washington by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 25 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas S.