How HMS Unicorn became the light fleet carrier model

Could HMS Unicorn simply have been repeated instead of building the historical light fleet carriers?

She effectively was the design basis, with the heavy forward aviation-support facilities removed to create a simpler light fleet carrier.

HMS Unicorn combined carrier operations with extensive forward maintenance and support facilities. The later light fleet carrier was a close adaptation that removed much of that support function and recalculated the resulting weight distribution. The relationship explains why wartime Britain could move quickly toward a simpler carrier suited to series construction. A specialized support ship thus became the basis for a more numerous combat type.