The aviation escort cruisers planned around CVA-01

What is your view of the flight-deck escort-cruiser designs intended to accompany CVA-01?

The larger, roughly 28,000-ton proposals appeal for their additional aircraft and layered missile defence, though they remained proposals rather than the eventual Invincible configuration.

The aviation escorts intended to accompany CVA-01 are praised for recognising that the main carrier would not provide every aircraft needed by its group. The preferred proposal is about 28,000 tons, with roughly a dozen additional aircraft. The missile fit under discussion includes two twin Sea Dart launchers and provision for short-range Sea Wolf batteries. That gives the escort a combined aviation and air-defence role. Launcher positions relative to the flight deck remain unclear in the layout comparison. These were design proposals, and their capability should not be read as equipment actually fitted to the later Invincible class.