HMS Unicorn differed internally from an ordinary fleet carrier. Her air group occupied only part of the capacity that her size might suggest because the ship devoted substantial space to workshops and stores. Those facilities let her maintain and supply aircraft as an aviation support ship. Judging Unicorn by aircraft numbers alone therefore misses much of her intended value.
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HMS Unicorn's workshops and stores
HMS Unicorn traded part of a conventional carrier air group for the workshops and stores needed to maintain and supply naval aircraft.