Warships proposed as airship tenders

Did anyone try to create a surface ship that could serve as a tender or carrier for Zeppelins?

Britain, the United States, and Italy considered airship-tender concepts before the First World War, though it is unclear whether any progressed far beyond design work.

British, American, and Italian planners all examined the idea of surface ships tendering airships before the First World War. It is unclear whether the proposals advanced much beyond design studies. The concept belongs to an experimental period when navies were still deciding how lighter-than-air craft might operate with fleets.