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If the Jutland battlecruisers had survived

Surviving damaged battlecruisers would have offered the Royal Navy more evidence for improving the next generation of capital ships.

Question

What might change if the British battlecruisers destroyed at Jutland had not exploded?

Short answer

More surviving hulls would provide better evidence about damage and protection, potentially improving later capital-ship designs such as the Admiral class.

Notes

The consequences depend on whether the British battlecruisers return largely intact or as badly damaged as Seydlitz. Badly damaged survivors would need repair and could then be assigned to more distant stations. Their survival would also allow detailed examination of the damage and possible improvements to protection. More surviving ships would provide more evidence for the next generation, affecting the Admiral class and the question of whether Hood was built.