A second design starts from Renown and Repulse rather than Courageous. Removing heavy turrets and some protection could produce a roughly 20,000-ton standard carrier with 120,000 shaft horsepower and a speculative speed near 36 knots. That speed serves an operational concept: dash toward the German coast, launch a strike, and retire before heavy units can respond. The same aircraft could scout the Danish straits, intercept German light forces, and spot for British surface ships. The mission therefore determines the hull choice and aircraft capacity.
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A Renown-sized carrier designed for a dash attack
A larger Renown-derived hull could trade heavy guns and armor for roughly 90 aircraft, high speed, and reconnaissance support for North Sea or Baltic operations.