Why the Royal Navy did not put floatplanes on sloops

Did the Royal Navy experiment with putting one or two floatplanes on a sloop?

It considered the idea, but carriers and cruisers already carried aircraft, and monitor experiments had shown the tradeoffs of operating them from smaller ships.

The Royal Navy considered putting a floatplane on a sloop but did not pursue the idea. Carriers, cruisers, and other aircraft-capable ships already supplied aviation support to the fleet. First World War experiments with floatplanes and seaplanes aboard monitors had also provided experience of the tradeoffs on smaller hulls. A sloop could therefore preserve its limited space for escort duties while relying on larger ships for aircraft. The rejected fit was a fleet-level allocation choice rather than ignorance of the technology.