Re: When is a Dreadnought a Dreadnought

Steve Pugh writes:

@:) A carrier is normally defined as a ship that devotes some
@:) proportion of its available mass to fighters. The precise
@:) proportion varies from person to person but one third and one half
@:) are popular choices.

  Can we take a cue from modern wet navy practice?  Modern "carriers"
come in all sizes, from destroyers with a helicopter to supercarriers
that carry dozens of planes (70+?).  How are these divided into
classes?  What makes an escort carrier, or a light carrier?  What do
the British call their small Harrier-carriers (ha) with the ramp thing
on the end?  And in all these ships, what portion of the ship is
dedicated to handling the aircraft and what portion is for other
purposes?

-joachim