How Britain might answer continued Alaska production

If the United States kept building Alaska-class carrier escorts, how would Britain respond?

With a 9.2-inch heavy cruiser after the war, or possibly a 14-inch battlecruiser if the requirement emerged before it.

Continued Alaska production would probably bring a British postwar response with 9.2-inch guns. The argument identifies money spent on rebuilding Victorious, Hermes, and Ark Royal as resources that could instead have supported different fleet choices. Comparisons with completing four Maltas or acquiring Forrestal-class carriers are offered as alternative uses of that expenditure. A requirement appearing before the Second World War would produce a different answer. Existing twin 14-inch turret work could support a Renown-like battlecruiser for the role the Americans expected Alaska to perform. After the war, a 9.2-inch heavy cruiser is judged more politically acceptable.