HH,
The US does not have carriers, of any sort just for carrier to carrier battles.
Doesn't it have carriers to allow it to project US foreign policy and military power anywhere in the world without the issues of basing armed aircraft in foreign countries close to where the US wants to operate.
Ie when 9/11 occurred, the captain of one US carrier group that was returning from the middle east to the US but turned it around and sailed full steam back - without permission - even out steaming the escort ships but by doing so was able to position the carrier off asia and gave the US military options that they would not have had otherwise. He was praised for his decision.
The last UK battle was the Falklands, not carrier to carrier but it could have been.
Kosovo ?
Sierra leone ?
Last edited by 500N; 5th Jul 2014 at 08:26.