That begs the question of how the Navy expected to get the AEW Gannet that was rebuilt at Yeovilton's museum by the apprentices down to the Atlantic.
Were they intending to launch it off Bulwark without a catapult ??? (remember resurrecting Bulwark was seriously considered, despite the boiler and corrosion problems).
Or was it rebuilt in knowledge of the often repeated tale that the USA offered us the loan of Oriskany? Which in itself begs the question - how quickly could Oriskany have been manned up and populated with Phantoms and Buccs? Were the aircraft still carrier capable at that stage, and did we have enough manpower for the carrier?