How a Malta-class carrier might lose its twin islands

Would a postwar Malta-class modernization retain its twin-island arrangement, and how large was its air group?

The Royal Navy would probably combine the islands during a major conversion. The quoted 80- to 108-aircraft capacity applies to smaller late-World War II aircraft.

A large final conversion would probably replace the designed twin islands with one combined structure, even though the original arrangement allowed an expansion joint. The Malta's published 80- to 108-aircraft range describes 1945-sized aircraft. Larger jets would reduce the practical air group and drive changes to elevators, deck handling, and internal arrangements.