What carrier type best suits the Netherlands, Greece, Finland, Portugal, Spain, or Sweden?
Short answerA survivable light fleet carrier, following the British emphasis on protecting the hull rather than maximizing aircraft capacity.
NotesA state with few carriers cannot easily absorb the loss of one ship, so survivability matters more than squeezing out the largest possible air group. British light fleet carriers offer a plausible scale for countries such as the Netherlands, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, or Finland. These navies would benefit more from the British protected-hull approach than the American maximum-capacity model. Japan tried to balance the two approaches, trading some aircraft capacity for a better chance of keeping a scarce flight deck in service.