User blog comment:AdvisorSmith/Ye Olde WWII Aircraft Carrier Discussions Blog/@comment-27822411-20160213014407/@comment-26778822-20160213020830

Good idea. However, I find myself at a loss of what to call the Essex class. There seems to be no definite classification for the class. I have read sources calling it a heavy carrier, attack carrier, fleet carrier, etc. I sphere not an official designation? CVA was used on them post war only. What would their actual classification be?