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A 'light aircraft carrier' is an aircraft carrier that is smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type varies by country; light carriers typically have half to two thirds of the aircraft complement of a full-sized carrier.
In World War II, the United States Navy produced a number of light carriers by converting cruiser hulls. The Independence class aircraft carriers, converted from ''Cleveland''-class light cruisers, were unsatisfactory ships for aviation with their narrow, short decks and slender, high-sheer hulls; in virtually all respects the escort carriers were superior aviation vessels. The Independence class ships, however, had the virtue of being available at a time when available carrier decks had been reduced to ''Enterprise'' and ''Saratoga'' in the Pacific and ''Ranger'' in the Atlantic. Late in the war, a follow on design to the Independence class, the ''Saipan''-class light carrier, was designed. Two vessels in this class, USS Saipan (CVL-48) and USS Wright (CVL-49), were completed after the war's end. After very brief lives as carriers, the Saipans were converted to command and communication ships.
In the post war period, the British Royal Navy also operated a force of light aircraft carriers, all of which were born out of wartime designs.
Some modern references call the French ''Charles de Gaulle'' a "light carrier," though at 40,000 tons and nuclear powered she dwarfs the vast majority of the world's aircraft carriers with the exception of the American supercarriers and the Russian ''Admiral Kuznetsov''. By the standards of U.S. nuclear aircraft carriers, however, the primary example of which is the 100,000 ton ''Nimitz'' class, CdG is indeed "light."
★ ARA Independencia - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ ARA Veinticinco de Mayo - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ NAeL Minas Gerais - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ NAe São Paulo - one ship (ex-Clemenceau-class)
★ Lafeyette-class - two ships (ex-Independence-class)
★ FS Arromanches - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ INS Vikrant - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
★ Osumi class LST
★ 13500t class DDH Under construction
★ Dokdo class landing platform experimental
★ Príncipe de Asturias - one ship
★ Buque de Proyección Estratégica -one Ship (his name will be Juan Carlos I)
★ Centaur class - four ships
★ Colossus class - eight ships
★ Majestic class - five ships
★ Invincible class - three ships
★ HMAS Sydney - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
★ HMAS Vengeance - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ HMAS Melbourne - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
★ HMCS Warrior - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ HMCS Magnificent - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
★ HMCS Bonaventure - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
★ HNLMS Karel Doorman II - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ HTMS Chakri Nareubet - one ship
★ Independence-class - nine ships
★ Saipan-class - two ships
In World War II, the United States Navy produced a number of light carriers by converting cruiser hulls. The Independence class aircraft carriers, converted from ''Cleveland''-class light cruisers, were unsatisfactory ships for aviation with their narrow, short decks and slender, high-sheer hulls; in virtually all respects the escort carriers were superior aviation vessels. The Independence class ships, however, had the virtue of being available at a time when available carrier decks had been reduced to ''Enterprise'' and ''Saratoga'' in the Pacific and ''Ranger'' in the Atlantic. Late in the war, a follow on design to the Independence class, the ''Saipan''-class light carrier, was designed. Two vessels in this class, USS Saipan (CVL-48) and USS Wright (CVL-49), were completed after the war's end. After very brief lives as carriers, the Saipans were converted to command and communication ships.
In the post war period, the British Royal Navy also operated a force of light aircraft carriers, all of which were born out of wartime designs.
Some modern references call the French ''Charles de Gaulle'' a "light carrier," though at 40,000 tons and nuclear powered she dwarfs the vast majority of the world's aircraft carriers with the exception of the American supercarriers and the Russian ''Admiral Kuznetsov''. By the standards of U.S. nuclear aircraft carriers, however, the primary example of which is the 100,000 ton ''Nimitz'' class, CdG is indeed "light."
Argentine Navy
★ ARA Independencia - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ ARA Veinticinco de Mayo - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
Brazilian Navy
★ NAeL Minas Gerais - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ NAe São Paulo - one ship (ex-Clemenceau-class)
French Navy
★ Lafeyette-class - two ships (ex-Independence-class)
★ FS Arromanches - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
Indian Navy
★ INS Vikrant - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
Japan Navy
★ Osumi class LST
★ 13500t class DDH Under construction
South Korea Navy
★ Dokdo class landing platform experimental
Spanish Navy
★ Príncipe de Asturias - one ship
★ Buque de Proyección Estratégica -one Ship (his name will be Juan Carlos I)
Royal Navy
★ Centaur class - four ships
★ Colossus class - eight ships
★ Majestic class - five ships
★ Invincible class - three ships
Royal Australian Navy
★ HMAS Sydney - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
★ HMAS Vengeance - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ HMAS Melbourne - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
Royal Canadian Navy
★ HMCS Warrior - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
★ HMCS Magnificent - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
★ HMCS Bonaventure - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
Royal Netherlands Navy
★ HNLMS Karel Doorman II - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
Royal Thailand Navy
★ HTMS Chakri Nareubet - one ship
United States Navy
★ Independence-class - nine ships
★ Saipan-class - two ships
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