Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Q&A · 1:29:29-1:30:05

Could a heavy-cruiser hull become a small carrier?

A 10,000-ton cruiser-hull carrier would use a Hermes-like layout on a cruiser design.

Alternate HistoryCounty Class CruisersHawkins Class Heavy CruisersHMS HermesLight CarriersNaval ArchitectureNaval TreatiesShip Design
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Question

What would a carrier design on a heavy-cruiser hull look like if it had to remain below 10,000 tons?

Short answer

Use a Hermes-like arrangement on a cruiser hull; the concept is a modest adaptation, not a full fleet carrier.

Notes

The design would place a Hermes-like carrier arrangement on a County-class cruiser hull. Hermes already operates at comparable scale, so the proposal is closer to adapting cruiser dimensions than creating a fleet carrier. The connection to the older Hawkins-class ancestry is tentative rather than a settled design lineage.