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What American-scale industrial capacity would add to the Royal Navy

With American-scale wartime capacity, Britain could finish the Lion-class battleships and its carrier programme despite wartime losses and bombing.

Question

If Britain had American industrial capacity in the Second World War, which capital ships would be completed?

Short answer

The Lion-class battleships and the planned carriers would be completed, including the later fleet carriers.

Notes

The counterfactual removes the industrial bottleneck that forced Britain to choose among major projects. The Lion class would likely be completed rather than suspended. The carrier programme would also continue to completion, including additional ships such as the Implacable-class units. The historical gap reflected America's room to expand and Britain's exposure to bombing, rather than a lack of viable British designs.