As I recall from my past readings, the Navy did indeed want to put the Corsairs on the carriers. However they were unable to figure out how to land them safely so the Corsairs were initially land based. The Brits figured it out right away and had Corsairs landing on their carriers two years before the Navy figured it out. (No linky, sorry)
Thanks...That sounds right, I remember reading when landing an F4U on a carrier the pilot was practically blind.