Large liners are compared to endurance racing cars built to maintain speed over long distances. Warships need a different combination of ruggedness, survivability and performance in varied conditions. Size and operating costs make the largest liners awkward general-purpose auxiliaries. Carrier conversion requires extensive alteration and leaves questions about efficiency. Troop transport uses their passenger capacity and passage speed, especially before mass air transport.
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The military use that suits a large ocean liner
Passenger capacity and sustained ocean-passage speed suit large liners to troop transport.