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Albion and Bulwark were not retired for worn-out hulls

The Royal Navy's landing-platform docks were being life-extended before disposal and can continue serving Brazil for years.

Albion Class Landing Platform Docks Amphibious Warfare Brazilian Navy HMS Albion HMS Bulwark Royal Navy

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Question

Would the Royal Navy be better off if it had life-extended Albion and Bulwark?

Short answer

They were already being life-extended and remained usable; their sale was not driven by an exhausted service life.

Notes

These amphibious ships differ from elderly carriers whose structures had reached the end of practical life. Albion and Bulwark left British service for policy and force-structure reasons rather than because their hulls could no longer be maintained.