Is it possible to make a submersible aircraft carrier?

With the stealth of a submarine and the outreaching power of a carrier, the sub-carrier would be the ultimate naval weapon. The sub would surface to launch and receive it's aircraft and if threatened could could submerse and dissapear from view. The reason why this would be needed is the vulerability of our carriers to the advancement in anti-shipping missles.





Is such a weapon feasible?|||They already do...its called a submarine with Tomahawk Cruise Missiles. The subs are also capable of launching unmanned aerial vehicles....the future of the modern aviation battlefield.|||in due time yes it will...|||Yes it is, but just because something can be done, doesn't mean it will make sense to actualy do it.|||This was considered by both the US and by Japan in WWII. The idea was to construct a large sub (Japan already had one), get close to the other nation's shore line and surface at night. The aircraft carried would then be assembled and would be able to attack large coastal cities, returning to the sub as sea plains and be taken back on board before the enemy knew what was going on. Needless to say, it didn't work. There is no need for this combination in today's climate. We can fire all the missiles we need to off our subs now, with greater efficiency.|||With present underwater detection systems, such a craft could not justify itself as a viable weapon. We would know if such a craft was being built and could hone infrared detectors in satellites to track such craft.