Abstract: A vessel able to deploy V/STOL aircraft includes: a hull, a main deck with forward and aft exposed sections and an intermediate section comprising a tenth to half the main deck; on the forward, intermediate and perhaps aft sections a take-off runway with a ski jump; a hangar straddling the intermediate section and its runway portion and having walls supporting an upper deck on which functional items are located; pads on the forward and/or aft sections; and an aft section area where aircraft park when others launch through the hangar.