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More Admiral-class hulls would consume repair-yard capacity

A shipyard-capacity answer shows the operational cost of expanding Admiral-class construction beyond four hulls.

Question

Could British shipyards build six or eight Admiral-class battlecruisers simultaneously instead of four?

Short answer

Potentially, but only by using yards that the Grand Fleet needed for maintenance and repair.

Notes

Britain possessed slips large enough for more capital ships, but nominal building capacity was not free capacity. Diverting repair and maintenance yards into new construction would weaken support for the active Grand Fleet, turning a production gain into an operational tradeoff.