A 9.2-inch limit could turn Courageous-size hulls into armored cruisers

If cruisers built during the capital-ship suspension were limited to 9.2-inch guns, what might Britain construct?

Britain might build useful large armored cruisers, perhaps Courageous-size ships carrying about twelve 9.2-inch guns, in greater numbers than the historical class.

A 9.2-inch ceiling would keep the ships outside the heaviest capital-ship armament category while still allowing a powerful cruiser. A Courageous-size hull might carry roughly twelve such guns. The result would be a large armored cruiser rather than a conventional light cruiser. Because the design could fill useful roles, Britain might build more examples than it did of the historical Courageous class.