Planning liner conversions into aircraft carriers

Could 1930s liners be built for rapid wartime carrier conversion?

Japanese practice and British lists of conversion candidates are offered as examples.

Building liners with later conversion in mind is considered feasible. Japan provides an example, while British planners are recalled as keeping lists of suitable merchant ships. Harland and Wolff vessels, including Union-Castle liners, receive particular attention. Additional ship names and routes are recalled uncertainly.