What if postwar Canada bought two Admiral-class battlecruisers?
Short answerThey could enter service before Washington and would complicate how the treaty system counted imperial capital ships.
NotesTwo Admiral-class battlecruisers ordered immediately after the First World War could, in this scenario, reach Canadian service before the Washington treaty. The timing depends on accepting the existing design without changes. Completion before 1920 is considered possible, and entry into service before 1922 is expected on that assumption. Their presence would complicate the treaty negotiations, although no precise tonnage settlement is worked out.