British escort orders and gaps in shipbuilding

Which naval decisions of the last fifty years does the panel regard as major blunders, and why?

The first example is British escort procurement: further Type 23 orders could have sustained production into Type 45 construction, while a larger Type 45 programme with more missile cells is preferred.

The initial criticism concerns the continuity of British escort production. Six further Type 23s are proposed as enough to bridge the gap to Type 45 construction. When eight are suggested, the reply distinguishes that fuller order from the six needed to maintain the production sequence. A preferred Type 45 option has 64 A50 cells and 32 Mk 41 cells, with twelve ships envisaged. These are the alternatives favoured in the discussion, rather than descriptions of the ships actually built.