Need somebody who can read Japanese to gather any more details from the original article. Is “mother ship” a better euphemism than “through-deck cruiser”?
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Japan’s LDP is calling the proposed aircraft carrier as mother ship
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has unveiled its proposal for the country’s mid term defense plan. It urged the government to procure the F-35B and upgrade the Izumo-class to support the fighter.
Instead of calling the upgraded vessel an aircraft carrier, the party is now calling it a “multi-purpose mother ship”.