Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Could Washington separate Dominion navies from Britain?

Dominion navies were unlikely to abandon Royal Navy cooperation, despite American interest in weakening those relationships.

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Question

Did the United States expect the Dominions to abandon their Royal Navy relationships?

Short answer

No. Washington could try to weaken those links, but the Dominions remained trusted naval partners inside the British imperial force structure.

Notes

Britain could plausibly entrust major warships to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or India, while the United States was far less willing to arm the Philippines comparably. That contrast suggests that the formal British Empire contained stronger naval trust relationships than America's less formally acknowledged protectorate system.