Repeated labor transfers and yard reorganizations are blamed for British shipbuilding delays. For the Illustrious class, armor and other material could be waiting beside ships while the workers had been transferred elsewhere. Moving those people into Flower-class construction also took time, so the transfer could delay both programmes. Carrier work used welding, while corvette construction relied on riveting. Some trained welders briefly underwent retraining for riveting. Churchill's early-war decision about construction priorities is blamed for this disruption.
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British labor transfers between carriers and corvettes
Moving skilled workers between carrier and corvette construction is criticized for delaying both programmes and requiring changes in working methods.