Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battleships? - SCB 19 and the Incomplete Iowa class" video.

lol, carrier conversions more expensive and less effective then starting new, purpose built carriers, from scratch. Just like the Lexingtons, twenty years earlier.
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@gregorywright4918 sticks in my mind that, in the case of the Lexingtons, the barbettes were left in, as they were a structural part of the hull. The belt armor may not have been installed yet. I read somewhere along the line that the Midways were built with belt armor, and the belt was removed some years later. What i am thinking of is the price of the conversion. Drac replied to my question a while back about the price escalation of the Lexingtons. The conversions cost more than triple what Admiral Moffett sold to Congress in 22. The Lexingtons ended up costing twice as much each, as Yorktown cost.
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@gregorywright4918 a very good point.
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