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A 1945 Royal Navy force built to refight Jutland

Vanguard battleships, Tiger cruisers and Battle-class destroyers would combine modern guns, torpedoes and speed against the 1916 fleets.

Question

What fleet would the 1945 Royal Navy build to refight Jutland without carriers?

Short answer

A force of Vanguard battleships, Tiger-class cruisers and Battle-class destroyers.

Notes

The proposed force is built around repeated Vanguards rather than a mixed historical collection. Battle-class destroyers supply modern 4.5-inch guns and torpedoes against the enemy's light forces. Autoloading Tiger-class cruisers add rapid six-inch fire if their systems can be made reliable. The watch point is a compact exercise in matching 1945 ship types to the tactical layers of a fleet battle.