Henderson would pair fleet carriers with dedicated anti-submarine escorts

Would Reginald Henderson have accepted the Royal Navy's early-war use of its fleet carriers?

Henderson might accept anti-submarine carrier missions, but would demand stronger escort arrangements and would not tolerate Glorious sailing with only two destroyers.

Henderson would likely condemn the command decisions surrounding Glorious rather than the idea of using fleet carriers for anti-submarine work. A pair of sloops would probably serve as dedicated carrier guards during those operations. Faster completion of the Illustrious class and Unicorn would also follow if carrier construction retained priority over paused capital ships. Operational protection, specialist escorts, and procurement policy were parts of one carrier system.