How would additional British battlecruiser losses at Jutland change construction before the Washington treaty?
Short answerThe Admiral class would likely be cancelled and replaced by purpose-designed fast battleships with better subdivision, more complete armor coverage, and lower speed.
NotesArmor thickness differs from armor coverage and internal subdivision: changing a lightly protected battlecruiser into a fast battleship requires rearranging machinery, piping, magazines, and structural divisions. That makes a deep conversion of the Admiral-class design uneconomic. Starting again could yield 28- to 30-knot ships with denser protection and perhaps twelve 15-inch guns. A purpose-built design could also reach completion before the Washington treaty because its requirements would no longer churn after Jutland.