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Rosyth expansion versus Devonport's military lake

Additional Rosyth dry docks are preferred for the space they would give carrier maintenance.

Question

Would today's Royal Navy benefit more from the full interwar Rosyth scheme or the postwar Devonport military-lake basin?

Short answer

The full Rosyth scheme, chiefly because its extra dry docks would improve major-ship and carrier support.

Notes

The full interwar Rosyth scheme is preferred because additional dry docks would give the carriers more maintenance space. If that work is concentrated at Rosyth, another dock there would be particularly useful. The proposed Devonport military-lake basin is also considered useful. The preference follows the carrier-maintenance requirement rather than a claim that the other scheme offered no benefit.