page_title: Anti-submarine warfare carrier
hierarchical_section_title: Anti-submarine warfare carrier
caption_attribution_description: A port beam view of the British light aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05) entering Hampton Roads for a five-day visit to Naval Station, Norfolk. Location: HAMPTON ROADS, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA (VA) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
context_page_description: An anti-submarine warfare carrier is a type of small aircraft carrier whose primary role is as the nucleus of an anti-submarine warfare hunter-killer group. This type of ship came into existence during the Cold War as a development of the escort carriers used in the ASW role in the North Atlantic during World War II.
context_section_description: An anti-submarine warfare carrier (ASW carrier) (US hull classification symbol CVS) is a type of small aircraft carrier whose primary role is as the nucleus of an anti-submarine warfare hunter-killer group. This type of ship came into existence during the Cold War as a development of the escort carriers used in the ASW role in the North Atlantic during World War II.
caption: Royal Navy light carrier HMS Invincible
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