I just realized that our amphibious assault ships are basically carriers, larger than our WW2 carriers.
The USS America (LHA-6) displaces 45,000 tons, has a length of 844 feet, a beam of 106 feet, and a draft of 26 feet.
The WW2 carrier Hornet (CV-12) (Essex-class) displaced 36,380 tons, had a length of 872 feet, a beam of 147 feet, and a draft of 34 feet.
The WW2 carrier Wasp (CV-7) (Wasp-class) displaced 19,000 tons, had a length of 741 feet, a beam of 109 feet, and a draft of 20 feet.
Our "amphibious assault ships" are bigger carriers than most other countries first line aircraft carriers.
The new Queen Elizabeth carrier is a lot bigger than our amphibious assault ships, but lets look at some of the other competition:
France: The Charles de Gaulle displaces 42,500 tonnes (46,750 of "our" tons), has a length of 858 feet, a beam of 211 feet (angled flight deck0, and a draft of 31 feet. Pretty much in the same ballpark as our LHAs.
Spain: The Juan Carlos I isn't a full carrier, it's a small amphibious assault ship that can only handle helicopters and STOL aircraft, It displaces 26,000 tonnes (28,600 of our tons), has a length of 757 feet, a beam of 105 feet, and a draft of 23 feet. Smaller than our newest class of amphibious assault ships.
Russia: The Admiral Kuznetsov displaces 55,200 tons, has a length of 1,001 feet, a beam of 236 feet (angled flight deck), and a draft of 33 feet.
Italy has two: The Giuseppe Garibaldi displaces 13,850 tons, has a length of 591 feet, a beam of 110 feet (straight flight deck), and a draft of 27 feet. The Cavour displaces 30,100 tons, has a length of 800 feet, a beam of 128 feet, and a draft of 29 feet.
China: The Liaoning (begun in Ukraine under Soviets) displaces 55,000 tonnes (60,500 of our tons), has a length of 999 feet, a beam of 246 feet, and a draft of 28 feet.
Brazil: The Sao Paulo (former French Foch) displaces 32,800 tonnes (36,080 of our tons), has a length of 869 feet, a beam of 104 feet, and a draft of 28 feet.
So in addition to our carriers, we also have 8 LHAs (5 Tarawa class and 3 America class), and 8 LHDs (Wasp class), all of which could be classified as small carriers. Our smaller, Wasp class LHDs are actually significantly larger than the famous WW2 carrier Wasp.