Could the Neptune cruisers become helicopter carriers?

The unbuilt Neptune-class cruisers' greater size and different framing might make them better helicopter conversions, though they would still need an awkward large flight-deck structure aft.

Question

If the Neptune-class cruisers had been built, would they have made better helicopter carriers?

Short answer

Possibly; their size and framing would help, although the conversion would still require a large and awkward aviation structure aft.

Notes

The projected Neptune-class cruisers have some potential for conversion to helicopter operations. Their greater size and different structural framing could offer a better starting point than smaller cruiser hulls. Conversion would not remove the fundamental compromise of placing a large box-like aviation structure over the after part of a gun cruiser. The result might be more capable, but it would remain an adaptation rather than a clean-sheet helicopter carrier.