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In 1915 the Germans designed an Aircraft Carrier conversion of an Italian liner under construction in one of their yards. At first glance this ship appears to have some advantages over the very similar HMS Argus, having 3 hangers, a starboard side island and funnel and a higher aircraft capacity. So lets assume for a moment that this ship is built commissioning like Argus in 1918. Lets further assume that knowledge of this ship has reached Britain resulting in Argus been commissioned a earlier than in reality and with the same type of island structure and funnel.
In August 1918 the two ships meet in the North Sea and a battle ensues during which both carriers suffer moderate damage and the two opposing forces withdraw to base without ever actually sighting each other, other than from the air. While this has no real impact on the course of the war, how does it effect things post war?