France BB Gascogne BB Lorraine BB/CV Hybrid Jean Bart or PA-5B BB Paris CV PA 19 or PA 25
UK BB HMS Malaya (Queen Elisabeth Class) BB HMS Howe (King Georges V Class) BB HMS Resolution or Revenge (Royal Sovereign) BB HMS Erebus (Erebus Class monitor) CV HMS Courageous (Glorious Class) CV HMS Indomitable (Indomitable Class) CV HMS Triumph (Colossus Class) CVE Vindex Class
USA BB USS Colorado BB-45 (Colorado class) BB USS Indiana BB-58 (South Dakota class) BB USS New Mexico BB-40 or Idaho BB-42 (New Mexico class) BB USS New York BB-34 (New York class) CV USS Franklin CV-13 (Essex class) CV USS Ticonderoga CV-14 (Mod Essex class) CVL USS Monterey CVL-26 (Independence class) CVE USS Fanshaw Bay CVE-70 or Gambier Bay CVE-73(Casablanca-class) CVE USS Santee CVE-29 (Sangamon class)
Hmas CVLSydney wasnt completed until after the war. The RN/RAN looked at transferring HMS Ocean in 1944, because of manpower limitations in the RN. Theyre all sisters to HMS Colossus as we have now.
Hmas CVLSydney wasnt completed until after the war. The RN/RAN looked at transferring HMS Ocean in 1944, because of manpower limitations in the RN. Theyre all sisters to HMS Colossus as we have now.
I looked a bit deeper into this.
This a pursued at the highest levels of government. They changed the recruitment ratio between the services in expectation of getting the ship, either Ocean or Vengance, as well as 2 cruisers. The australian PM cut off the negotiations in mid45. The deal included transitional RN crew and airgroup. A colossus in 45 apparently had a corsair & barracuda flight wing
UK BB HMS Malaya (Queen Elisabeth Class) BB HMS Howe (King Georges V Class) BB HMS Resolution or Revenge (Royal Sovereign) BB HMS Erebus (Erebus Class monitor) CV HMS Courageous (Glorious Class) CV HMS Indomitable (Indomitable Class) CV HMS Warspite Variant (Normandy or Narvik) CVE Vindex Class