The US Navy’s 57,000 Ton Iowa-Class Battleships Were Almost Turned Into Aircraft Carriers, Battlecarriers, and Even ‘Interdiction Assault Ships’

The US Navy’s 57,000 Ton Iowa-Class Battleships Were Almost Turned Into Aircraft Carriers, Battlecarriers, and Even ‘Interdiction Assault Ships’

The US Navy Had A Big Idea: In the late 1970s, proposals were made to convert the Iowa-class battleships into "battlecarriers" with a flight deck capable of supporting STOVL (Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing) aircraft operations.