RN
- Centaurs
- Audacious
- 1952 carrier
- 1954 Medium Fleet Carrier
- 1960 a SANER CVA-01
MN
- Clemenceau class
- PA.58 Verdun (= 45000 tons non nuclear CdG by 1965)
- PA.75 / Richelieu / CdG from 1980
While the USN is firmly committed to 60 000 tons + supercarriers (for excellent reasons) the deal is to use Essex, Centaurs, Clemenceaus, Audacious, VSS and CVV or something else to get more decks across more navies, to the benefit of NATO.