Floating dry docks as a bridge to fixed-dock modernization

Could floating dry docks replace expensive refurbishment of existing naval dockyards?

They can provide interim and supplemental capacity, but permanent docks still need modernization.

Floating dry docks are proposed for Faslane and Plymouth as part of a wider maintenance program. They would add places to put ships while fixed facilities undergo work. Permanent docks would still need investment in upkeep and modernization. Providing the floating capacity first would allow that refurbishment to proceed with somewhere else to send the workload.