My main question though, is how much would it cost the the Royal Navy, Royal Australian navy or other navies to build ships like this now? HMS Ocean used the Hull form from the invincible class aircraft carriers but was build to commercial standards and with diesel rather then gas turbine production, this ship apparrently cost around 200 million pounds or around $400 Million US to complete, but was without many of the radar and command and control features of more expensive carriers. How much would it cost, assuming commercial build standards for a ship of around the same size of the ocean or centaur classes (20,000-30,000t) today with the requirement that it be capable of operating around 30 fixed and rotary wing aircraft?
And how much would a similar ship built to military standards cost?
