Could modern VSTOL aircraft revive escort carriers?

Has VSTOL technology made escort-carrier conversion easier?

It helps, but modern merchant ships still require substantial work and suitable hulls are less plentiful.

VSTOL aircraft make some aspects of merchant-carrier conversion easier. Suitable merchant ships are now fewer in number, however, and the available hulls can be harder to convert. Some container ships offer viable possibilities. They would still need an actual flight deck and more work than simply heat-proofing an existing surface.