Lexington-class battlecruisers
USS Saratoga, original a Lexington-class battle cruisers
An item dated Washington, USA 12th reported that the American president Harding(1) more as ever believed that the USA should convert some battleships into aircraft carriers.(2)
Notes
1. Warren Gamaliel Harding (2 November 1865 Blooming Groove, Ohio, USA-2 August 1923 San Francisco, California, USA), president 4 March 1921-2 August 1923.
2. Result of the Washington Naval Conference between November 1921-February 1922 signed by USA, England, Japan, Italy and France to limit the building of battleships, battle cruisers and aircraft carriers and to limit the possession of such capital ships by stopping completion of breaking up already existing.
