Ending carrier operations did not end Australian or Canadian efforts to recreate the capability by other means. Both states sought parts of the former system without restoring a carrier. Britain then deliberately accepted a ten-year carrier gap before the Queen Elizabeth class entered service. Reassembling the support, organization, and equipment after that break drove up the cost of returning the capability to service.
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Why a carrier capability gap is costly to reverse
After abandoning their carriers, Australia and Canada still sought parts of the lost capability, while Britain's ten-year carrier gap shows the cost of rebuilding it.