Post-Washington capital ship design paths

If capital ship production had not been suspended but remained limited to 35,000 tons, what ships might have appeared between Washington and the first London treaty?

The answer argues that design teams would keep working, with Britain moving beyond Nelson-style compromises toward faster follow-ons while other navies explored similar post-Jutland battleship ideas.

Treaty limits did not freeze naval architecture in place. The discussion covers standing design teams, British dissatisfaction with Nelson speed, F3-style follow-ons, and the way many 1920s designs still reflected Jutland assumptions. The Nelsons were effective ships for the older battle-line problem, though they were less well suited to a more distributed Second World War campaign.