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Well, the new ships would be entering service probably between 1954 and 1958. So the first of the old carriers can be sent into reserve around that time. I would probably put the light fleets into reserve and scrap the AFD boats. The light fleets are more useful as ASW assets should the Cold War go hot and they're going to be attractive to smaller countries wanting carriers. Selling them brings in some much needed money to the treasury.Also, by rationalizing the designs into two common classes, instead of a bunch of "one offs," you can more easily maintain the fleet and don't have to keep piles of similar but different parts in stock. By doing that, you get a better maintained fleet that isn't making the treasury scream every time a custom part had to be ordered for a repair. That part is now in stock and costs much less. Now, instead of a broken down and barely operational fleet, you've got ships that can actually reach their designed life span and serve for 30-35 years in the RN (budgets permitting). That means Eagle and Ark Royal can probably serve up through the Gulf War and either decommission in 92/93 or get a SLEP and soldier on through 2010 or so.
Well, the new ships would be entering service probably between 1954 and 1958. So the first of the old carriers can be sent into reserve around that time. I would probably put the light fleets into reserve and scrap the AFD boats. The light fleets are more useful as ASW assets should the Cold War go hot and they're going to be attractive to smaller countries wanting carriers. Selling them brings in some much needed money to the treasury.
Also, by rationalizing the designs into two common classes, instead of a bunch of "one offs," you can more easily maintain the fleet and don't have to keep piles of similar but different parts in stock. By doing that, you get a better maintained fleet that isn't making the treasury scream every time a custom part had to be ordered for a repair. That part is now in stock and costs much less. Now, instead of a broken down and barely operational fleet, you've got ships that can actually reach their designed life span and serve for 30-35 years in the RN (budgets permitting). That means Eagle and Ark Royal can probably serve up through the Gulf War and either decommission in 92/93 or get a SLEP and soldier on through 2010 or so.
