Australian Carrier T-Numbers

[Lynn Eades]

Now I see from where you are quoting. The 650 LP2a's were built by N.Z.(ordered by the Eastern Group Supply Council)The order was cancelled, because the order had been covered, presumeablyby Canada and the U.S. !0 were supplied to the Free French, and 23 to the U.S. The remaining 617 were taken over by the N.Z. army after the war, where they gradually replaced the LP2 in service.
My guess is that Aust. received an order for carriers (britian had a dire need), but cancelled fothe same reason as N.Z.'s cancellation.
The Aust pattern carrier would have been considered a "U.C." from the U.K.'s point of veiw, as it would have fulfilled the same role.
All the above about N.Z. carriers is quoted from Jeff Plowmans book.