The British Pacific Fleet's forgotten logistics lesson

What lesson from the British Pacific Fleet has been forgotten, and what existing British and European ships could form a modern equivalent?

The forgotten lesson is the immense logistics burden; a modern analogue would combine Queen Elizabeth-class carriers, European light carriers and frigates, Type 45 destroyers, British auxiliaries, and British, French, Swedish, and Italian submarines.

Logistics is the British Pacific Fleet's most neglected lesson. A modern analogue could combine Queen Elizabeth-class fleet carriers, an Italian light carrier such as Trieste, Type 45 air-defence destroyers, FREMM-type frigates, and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's large support ships. Astute or French nuclear submarines provide reach, while Swedish and Italian conventional boats add regional capability.