Who Has the Carriers?

摘要

The international trend is favoring larger carriers-although none come near the Nirriitz or Ford designs, France's Charles de Gaulle is 24 percent larger than its predecessor, and Italy has nearly doubled its displacement tonnage With the 27,100-ton Conte di Cavour, commissioned in 2008. Britain's pair of new carriers, to be delivered in 2015, will be three times bigger than its current flattops.