About 1980, there was a considerable number of design studies into ships that combined the role of replenishment and helicopter carrier in different proportions to create a "cheap" carrier. The simplest variants had a box hanger forward and a big deck with three landing spots aft. This...
1980s
aircraft carrier
cold war
great britain
helicopter carrier
naval aviation
royal fleet auxiliary
royal naval reserve
royal navy
through-deckcarrier
united kingdom
vstol carriers
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