Regarding the "Flying Deck Cruiser": See Youtube video "Military Innovations: Naval Innovation in the Interwar Period". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz7DcC3Brp8 It's a lecture by Dr. Kuehn at the Dole Institute of Politics. At roughly 41 minutes into (the 1:05 total length), there is a discussion of how Moffett promoted the angle decked "Flying Deck Cruiser" in circa 1932 (until ~1939), but failed due to budget restraints.
