) ▁– ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁R N ▁as ▁HMS ▁Aven ger ▁( D 1 4 ) ▁▁ ▁No ▁US N ▁name ▁given ▁( AV G - 3 / BA V G - 3 ) ▁– ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁R N ▁as ▁HMS ▁B iter ▁( D 9 7 ), ▁then ▁later ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁Navy ▁as ▁D ix m ude ▁▁ ▁No ▁US N ▁name ▁given ▁( AV G - 4 / BA V G - 4 ) ▁– ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁R N ▁as ▁HMS ▁Char ger ▁( D 2 7 ), ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁US N ▁as ▁▁▁ ▁No ▁US N ▁name ▁given ▁( AV G - 5 / BA V G - 5 ) ▁– ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁R N ▁as ▁HMS ▁D ash er ▁( D 3 7 ) ▁▁ ▁No ▁US N ▁name ▁given ▁( BA V G - 6 ) ▁– ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁R N ▁as ▁HMS ▁Tra cker ▁( D 2 4 ) ▁▁▁▁ ▁Am ph ib ious ▁assault ▁ship ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁also ▁has ▁several ▁full - deck , ▁am ph ib ious ▁assault ▁ships , ▁which ▁are ▁larger ▁than ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁of ▁other ▁nav ies ▁today . ▁These ▁ships ▁are ▁S TO V L - cap able ▁and ▁can ▁carry ▁full ▁squad rons ▁of ▁fixed - wing ▁aircraft , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁V / ST OL ▁AV - 8 B ▁Har rier ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁S TO V L ▁F - 3 5 ▁Light ning ▁II ,