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Were improvements to Bearn ever proposed?

French planners considered ways to improve Bearn, but none overcame the conversion's fundamental limitations.

Aircraft Carriers Bearn Carrier Modernisation French Navy

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Question

Did naval engineers ever propose changes that could make Bearn a more useful carrier?

Short answer

Yes, several ideas were proposed, but none produced a practical transformation of the ship.

Notes

Various improvement ideas appeared at different points in the carrier's career. None became a redesign that made Bearn a genuinely useful fleet carrier. The proposals existed, but correcting the ship's underlying layout was much harder.