The Royal Navy was not alone in restraining individual battleship performance to preserve a coherent line. American Standard-type battleships provide another example of a fleet built around consistent tactical characteristics. Both approaches reflect the influence of Tsushima, where coordinated Japanese artillery defeated a disjointed Russian formation. Bellerophon's design compromise therefore belonged to a broader international doctrine of standardized battle-line performance.
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American standard battleships followed the same cohesion logic
Britain's 21-knot battle-line discipline parallels the U.S. Navy's Standard-type battleships, whose common performance also favored formation cohesion over maximizing each ship.