Power-plant selection is suggested as a possible reason for delay in Type 83, with the explanation explicitly presented as unconfirmed. One proposal is to build conventionally powered ships promptly and accept that a later design may need nuclear propulsion. The need to support the carriers leads to disagreement over Type 45: one criticism concerns hull size and numbers, while the reply focuses on the original shortage of vertical-launch cells and the choice of later additions. Shipyard capacity limits how quickly another program could begin alongside Types 26, 31, and 32. Expanding to a third yard would require enough continuing work to sustain it. Cammell Laird is identified as the available surface-ship yard with nuclear certification, adding another constraint to the nuclear option.
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Type 83 power choices and the shortage of shipyard capacity
Type 83's propulsion choice meets competing demands for new escorts, missile capacity, and enough sustained work to support another shipyard.