Why a replacement carrier can be built faster than a battleship

Could a replacement aircraft carrier be completed faster than a battleship during the Second World War?

Yes; the battleship's armor and giant guns create additional production and fitting delays.

A carrier can generally be completed faster than a battleship of comparable urgency. Heavy armour must be manufactured consistently and fitted across the battleship's protection scheme. The ship also requires huge guns and their supporting machinery. A carrier remains complex while avoiding the same concentration of armour and capital-calibre ordnance bottlenecks.