The Brit’s loved it and flew it from the Victorious class carrirs. Ironically for an aircraft that made its name in the Pacific, the Corsair’s first carrier action came in the North Sea. On 2 April 1944, Corsairs of No. 1834 squadron, based on H.M.S. Victorious took part in an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz, providing fighter cover. The Corsair could hold it’s own against ME109 and FW190 German land based fighters. The Brit’s developed some landing techniques to compensate for the shorter flight decks of their carriers and the higher landing speed of the Corsairs. The brit’s carriers were designed for Fairey Fulmar fighters originally.
Yes indeed and are the designers of the steam catapult if I remember correctly.