[PAR35]

It sounds this class is more a WW II era escort carrier

Actually closer in length and beam to a WWII fleet carrier of the Essex class, but with almost twice the displacement.

Essex: (CV-9, dp. 27,100; l. 872'; b. 93'; ew. 147'6"; dr. 28'7"; s. 33 k.; cpl. 3,448; a. 12 5"; cl. Essex)

America: dp 45,693; l. 844' b. 106'; dr. 26' s. 22k cpl 65 officers, 994 enlisted 1,687 marines. a. 2× Rolling Airframe, 2× Evolved Sea Sparrow launchers;

[BwanaNdege]

Actually closer in length and beam to a WWII fleet carrier of the Essex class,

The USS Valley Forge, CV-45 was an Essex class carrier launched in July, 1945 and later converted to the LPH-8.

USS Valley Forge (CV/CVA/CVS-45, LPH-8) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.

I served on her for a short while as part of BLT 3/26 (USMC Battalion Landing Team - 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines) off the coast of Vietnam in 1969.

She didn't have a well deck, either.