Perhaps because the Americans have been building proper carriers for a while, and know what they're doing*
*apologies for the oxymoronic turn of phrase!
Of course, it doesn't need a chuffing great funnel either.
Interesting that USS Gerald R. Ford was laid down in Nov '09 and will enter service in March '16. H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth was laid down in July '09 - and will be comissioned in 2017...
Last edited by Willard Whyte; 11th Jan 2016 at 18:06.
Reason: minor points of grammar and brevity