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CVA-01 carriers and Britain's NATO role

A carrier-force answer uses a four-CVA-01 fleet to explain how NATO strike, east-of-Suez presence, Norway, and ASW commitments would compete.

Question

If all four CVA-01 carriers had entered service, would Britain still focus on anti-submarine and Norway commitments for NATO, or shift elsewhere?

Short answer

Britain would probably become a major Strike Fleet Atlantic carrier contributor while retaining amphibious and anti-submarine roles around Norway.

Notes

Four CVA-01 carriers and their task groups would likely make Britain a major Strike Fleet Atlantic contributor, perhaps providing half the carriers for that role. Britain could still maintain an occasional east-of-Suez presence along with amphibious and anti-submarine commitments around Norway. This force allocation depends on Britain choosing a stronger naval emphasis at the expense of the British Army of the Rhine.