A 1930s American battlecruiser would be designed for fast carrier groups

What might an American battlecruiser built in the 1930s have looked like?

A roughly thirty-six-knot ship intended to operate with fast carrier groups.

The suggested American battlecruiser of the 1930s would make about thirty-six knots and operate with aircraft carriers. Experience from exercises alongside the British is given as the reason for needing fast ships in carrier groups. Speed and the intended formation define the proposed ship's purpose, without a detailed design being specified.