Why American and British light carriers followed different paths

How did the American Independence class compare with the British Colossus, Majestic, and Centaur light carriers?

The American ships supplemented the Essex surge, while Britain depended more heavily on light fleet carriers as its larger carrier programme recovered.

The Independence class served alongside a vast Essex-class programme, and American investment in the light carriers was correspondingly less central. Britain was restarting its fleet-carrier programme while facing bombing and industrial constraints, giving the Colossus, Majestic and Centaur light fleets greater importance. The American ships are still judged useful. Their accommodation is described as more crowded than the British ships', while a possible advantage in hangar height is explicitly recalled with uncertainty. That last comparison remains tentative rather than a verified dimensional specification.