Could an Admiral-class hull have become an early carrier?

Cammell Laird appears unusually capable in large strike-carrier design by the time of Ark Royal despite lacking an obvious earlier carrier build. One possible explanation is that the yard studied converting an Admiral-class battlecruiser into a carrier, but documentary proof has not been found and the idea remains a suspicion rather than a claim suitable for a history book. The timing of any study matters because work could have begun when the class was paused, when cancellation became likely, or even earlier. An earlier decision could put an Admiral-class carrier into service before the Washington Naval Treaty and change the position from which Britain negotiated. The example shows how historians can discuss a reasoned archival hypothesis while keeping conjecture separate from established fact.