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The entire class went under refits from 1975 to 1985, including more extensive work on the Flight 1 carriers. This process generally homogenized the class's displacement and equipment characteristics. | The entire class went under refits from 1975 to 1985, including more extensive work on the Flight 1 carriers. This process generally homogenized the class's displacement and equipment characteristics. | ||
At the dawning of the [[Metorizonal]] Age in the mid to late 1980s the concept of a small, fast carrier seemed obsolete assume of the Estia class carriers were retired and sold for scrap. Those that remained went under a final retrofit in the [[1988]]-[[1993]] timeframe to upgrade their navigational, sensor, and radar computers to match the rapid technological advancements of that time. The increased range of jet aircraft continued to make the light, fast carrier concept redundant and for much of the 90s the remaining ships in class were relegated to power projection or humanitarian assistance roles. In [[1995]] the Boniface I was used as a test bed for the development of future helicopter carrier and amphibious assault ship specifications and tactics. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||