Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Q&A · 2:15:43-2:15:56

Renown and Admiral hulls beat Revenge for carrier conversion

Fast battlecruiser hulls offer much better carrier foundations than a slow Revenge-class battleship.

Admiral Class BattlecruisersAircraft CarriersCarrier ConversionsRenown Class BattlecruisersRevenge Class Battleships
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Question

Would a Revenge-class hull make a good aircraft-carrier conversion?

Short answer

No; Renown would be better, and an Admiral-class hull would be better still.

Notes

The answer is driven by the speed and proportions needed for flight operations rather than the amount of armor available for reuse. A Revenge-class battleship is too slow to create the wind-over-deck margin expected of a fleet carrier. Renown's battlecruiser hull is a much stronger possibility. An Admiral-class hull is better still because its length and speed support a large flight deck without forcing the conversion to overcome the fundamental limits of a slow battleship.