 Some aircraft-carrying ships have been officially designated as cruisers, despite being for all intents and purposes light aircraft carriers.The Royal Navy's s were originally termed "through-deck cruisers" for political reasons (the CVA-01 project had recently been cancelled).In addition, they were expected to serve in some cruiser-like roles - taking on those roles from the RN's conversions - and were constructed in a similar fashion to cruisers.