How Britain standardized battleships by squadron

Was the American standard-battleship idea something Britain would not have adopted?

Britain did standardize, but usually by battle-squadron batches before advancing to a new generation.

The Royal Navy generally standardized a group of roughly eight or nine battleships, enough for a battle squadron in the periods considered here. Ships with similar speed and firepower could work together while later batches adopted a new design generation. The Orion-to-Iron Duke sequence illustrates broadly compatible ships, while the earlier 12-inch ships also shared speed and armament despite differences in layout and turret design. The progression to 13.5-inch and then 15-inch guns shows how Britain combined batch standardization with periodic advances.