Would an America-class amphibious assault ship make a good off-the-shelf Royal Navy backup carrier?
Short answerNo; its American crewing model is far too manpower-intensive for Britain, making an adapted Trieste a better fit.
NotesThe America class requires more than a thousand ship's company before its embarked Marines are counted, while a Queen Elizabeth-class carrier operates with fewer than seven hundred ship's personnel before the air group. This manpower gap reflects different national design practices as well as ship size. Other navies often modify American designs heavily for their own crewing standards, making Trieste the more suitable British starting point.