Swapping Austro-Hungarian and German naval positions

What changes if the Austro-Hungarian and German navies exchange their geographic positions and facilities?

Less than expected; both remain secondary to army funding, so the fundamental limit on naval competition survives the geographic swap.

Geography and facilities were not the deepest constraint on either continental navy. Germany and Austria-Hungary both depended on armies for national defense, so naval budgets remained vulnerable whenever shipbuilding threatened land forces. Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Revenge classes raised the cost of competition until the German army had reason to restrain the navy. Swapping positions might spread Austro-Hungarian interest in triple turrets or change local requirements, but it would not remove the underlying budget hierarchy.