A light aircraft carrier is an aircraft carrier that is smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type varies by country, typically having a capacity of 1/2 to 2/3 of the aircraft of a full-sized carrier. In WWII, the american Light Aircraft Carriers were sometimes called, "Jeep Carriers. An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of WW1 A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...

In the post War period, the Royal Navy operated a force of Light Aircraft Carriers, all of which were born out of Wartime designs. In World War II, the United States Navy produced a number of light carriers by converting cruiser hulls. The Independence class aircraft carriers, converted from Cleveland-class light cruisers, were unsatisfactory ships for aviation with their narrow, short decks and slender, high-sheer hulls; in virtually all respects the escort carriers were superior aviation vessels. The Independence class ships, however, had the virtue of being available at a time when available carrier decks had been reduced to Enterprise and Saratoga in the Pacific and Ranger in the Atlantic. Late in the war, two Baltimore-class heavy cruisers were converted to Saipan-class light carriers, they were completed after the war's end and after very brief lives as carriers, ended prematurely by the rapid advances in aircraft technology brought on in the 1950s, were converted to command and communication ships. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services being the oldest of its three branches. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... USS Independence CV-22 USS Princeton CV-23 USS Belleau Wood CV-24 USS Cowpens CV-25 USS Monterey CV-26 The Independence class light carriers were a result of President Franklin D. Roosevelts interest in Navy shipbuilding plans. ... USS Cleveland (CL-55) The United States Navy designed the Cleveland class of light cruisers for World War II with the goal of increased range and AA armament as compared with earlier classes. ... The escort aircraft carrier or escort carrier, was a small aircraft carrier developed by the U.S. Navy in the early part of World War II to deal with the U-boat crisis of the Battle of the Atlantic. ... USS Enterprise (CV-6) was the sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the seventh US Navy ship of that name. ... The fifth USS Saratoga (CV-3) was the third aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. ... The sixth USS Ranger (CV-4) was the first ship of the United States Navy to be designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier. ... The United States Navys Baltimore class of heavy cruisers was the last of World War II. The ships looked very much like those of the Cleveland class. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Some modern references call the French Charles de Gaulle a "light carrier," though at 40,000 tons and nuclear powered she dwarfs the vast majority of the world's aircraft carriers with the exception of the American supercarriers. The Charles De Gaulle (R91) is the only serving French aircraft carrier and is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). ... USS , a typical supercarrier, and HMS Illustrious, a light V/STOL aircraft carrier on a joint patrol. ...

Argentinean Navy

• ARA Independencia - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
• ARA Vienticino de Mayo - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)

HMS Warrior (R31) (later CVL20) was a Colossus_class aircraft carrier, of the Royal Navy. ... The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ... The ARA Veinticinco de Mayo was an aircraft carrier in the Armada Republica Argentina from 1969 to 1999. ... The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ...

Brazilian Navy

• NAeL Minas Gerais - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
• NAeL São Paulo - one ship (ex-Clemenceau-class)

NAeL Minas Gerais is a former Brazilian aircraft carrier currently slated to be scrapped. ... The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Clemenceau (R98), often affectionately called le Clém, was the 8th aircraft carrier of the French Navy. ...

French Navy

• Lafeyette-class - two ships (ex-Independence-class)
• FS Arromanches - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)

The Independence class light carriers were a result of President Franklin D. Roosevelts interest in Navy shipbuilding plans. ... The fourth and last HMS Colossus (R15) had a relatively brief time with the Royal Navy. ... The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ...

Indian Navy

• INS Vikrant - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)

The INS Vikrant (formerly the HMS Hercules (R49)) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. ... The Majestic-class were initially intended to be part of the Colossus-class, but were instead built to a modified design, still based on the Colossus-class. ...

Royal Navy

• Hermes-class - four ships
• Colossus-class - eight ships
• Majestic-Class - five ships

The Centaur class of aircraft carriers of the British Royal Navy was the last of the light fleet carrier designs started during the closing years of World War II. Originally conceived as a class of eight vessels, with the end of hostilities, work on all the ships was suspended and... The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ... The Majestic-class were initially intended to be part of the Colossus-class, but were instead built to a modified design, still based on the Colossus-class. ...

Royal Australian Navy

• HMAS Sydney - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
• HMAS Vengeance - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
• HMAS Melbourne - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)

HMAS Sydney during the Vietnam War HMS Terrible (R93) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier laid down by HM Dockyard Devonport in England 19 April 1943, and launched 30 September 1944. ... The Majestic-class were initially intended to be part of the Colossus-class, but were instead built to a modified design, still based on the Colossus-class. ... HMS Vengeance was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, laid down on 16 November 1942 at Swan Hunter, launched 23 February 1944 and commissioned in the fleet 15 January 1945. ... The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Majestic (R77) was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ... The Majestic-class were initially intended to be part of the Colossus-class, but were instead built to a modified design, still based on the Colossus-class. ...

Royal Canadian Navy

• HMCS Warrior - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)
• HMCS Magnificent - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)
• HMCS Bonaventure - one ship (ex-Majestic-class)

HMS Warrior (R31) (later CVL20) was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier, of the Royal Navy. ... The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ... HMCS Magnificent was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Canadian Navy, in service from 1946 to 1956. ... The Majestic-class were initially intended to be part of the Colossus-class, but were instead built to a modified design, still based on the Colossus-class. ... HMCS Bonaventure was the last aircraft carrier in the Royal Canadian Navy. ... The Majestic-class were initially intended to be part of the Colossus-class, but were instead built to a modified design, still based on the Colossus-class. ...

Royal Netherlands Navy

• HMNLS Karel Doorman II - one ship (ex-Colossus-class)

The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ...

United States Navy

• Independence-class - nine ships
• Saipan-class - two ships

An older style 'Jeep' carier, the USS Oriskany, is moored accross from the ferry building in Valejo, California. She has been gutted for scrap, and unfortunently both of the companies that owned her to scrap her have gone out of business. It has since been established that the USS Oriskany will be sunk on the 17th of May 2006, 24 miles off of the coast of Pensacola to form an artificial reef, resting at a final depth of around 210 feet. USS Independence CV-22 USS Princeton CV-23 USS Belleau Wood CV-24 USS Cowpens CV-25 USS Monterey CV-26 The Independence class light carriers were a result of President Franklin D. Roosevelts interest in Navy shipbuilding plans. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...