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Civilian career[edit]

So were the ships ever used in their civilian guise, or were they in fact directly built as aircraft carriers? 83.241.192.2 (talk) 13:51, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No, they were converted to carriers while still building.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:16, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]