The proposed fleet has Illustrious and Victorious available around Norway, Formidable working up, and older carriers redistributed between training and operational duties. Single-seat fighter direction remains practical because the Royal Navy had exercised such control before radar, and Somerville could lead the technical development needed to integrate new aircraft. Furious could serve as a Canadian training carrier for American-built fighters while operational decks remained with the main fleets. By the formation of Force H, Ark Royal might operate with Victorious while the Mediterranean and Home Fleets each retain modern carriers, reducing the operational strain caused by historical scarcity.
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A carrier-rich fleet can rotate ships across three theatres
Earlier carrier completions allow the Home Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet, and Force H to maintain paired flight decks and rotate ships for workups or refits.