Best warship conversion/rebuilt program?

it would had an air wing the same size as Independence Class CVL
You sure about this? My copy of Janes fighting ships of WWII has the Independence class at 45 aircraft

It does not mention the Shinano but I remember seeing a figure of 70 aircraft somewhere or other but I can't recall where
 
Shinano's intended air group was only 47 aircraft. Her role was to be a large support carrier: refueling and rearming aircraft returning from strikes, and sending them out again (the Unryus were the new carriers, based on the Hiryu design, with a starboard island than a portside one), but she was to have a single squadron of fighters and one of attack aircraft.

I think Kissinger's referring to is the FRAM conversions of Sumner and Gearing class destroyers.
 
Still think the Liberty ship Hull wins, from the basic Liberty ship they got cve's
tankers, troop ships and all kinds of repair ships. Look at this and you can see several of the diffrent varietys of the basic EC2-S-C1 hull.
Some of the later ships like the C4-S-A1 hull were built as troopships but after the war were converted to cargo and even tankers. Looking at the blueprints you can see where the aft galley and stores were placed for commercial use. The midships area were designed to be ripped out and used as cargo holds.
One interesting conversion planned but never done was to convert the SS United States into a troop ship. Construction was actually halted for the conversion then allowed to be finished as planned.
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Yes the Liberty was converted to a lot but not CVEs. Those came from C-3 and Tankers. The Liberty didn't have the speed for use as a CVE
 
The obsolescent lend-lease destroyer HMS Campbelltown, nee USS Buchanan) converted into a demolition charge for the St. Nazaire raid. Actually surprised someone hasn't mentioned that ship yet. Also the late-1940's GUPPY fleet submarine reconstructions.
 
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What I was reffering to was (just looked this up) was FRAM and GUPPY which did very well at converting these ships to serve in the modern age with many serving till the 60s (USS Phoenix AKA General Belgrano is an epic fail despite her surviving Pearl)
 
What I was reffering to was (just looked this up) was FRAM and GUPPY which did very well at converting these ships to serve in the modern age with many serving till the 60s (USS Phoenix AKA General Belgrano is an epic fail despite her surviving Pearl)

But those didn't change the ships mission just let them do the same missions longer
 
The RN C Class cruisers converted into AA cruisers. They took an obsolete cruiser and turned them into the best AA vessels the RN had. Very useful in the Med.
 
Placing a vls on the Spruance class destroyers. Transformed them from asw ships into capable guided missle destroyers.
 
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