What I meant was I thought I’d read that because the design originally had those elements in place, the QE class carriers had left the design characteristics in place to support the launch systems, in particular the structural load bearing aspects.

Not that they’d need a ground up refit.

Certainly the navy is looking a the possibility of doing this.

https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/cne-2023/2023/06/uk-project-ark-royal-catapult-aircraft-carriers/

https://www.twz.com/royal-navy-wants-to-refit-its-carriers-with-catapults-arresting-wires

I believe they can still be retrofitted, right?

Obviously that would mean extensive time in dock.

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