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Rebuilding Implacable instead of Victorious

The larger, less heavily used Implacable is judged likely to have been cheaper and quicker to rebuild, potentially followed by its sister.

Question

How would a major reconstruction of Implacable have compared with the reconstruction of Victorious?

Short answer

The larger, less heavily used Implacable is judged likely to have been cheaper and quicker to rebuild, potentially followed by its sister.

Notes

Rebuilding Implacable is expected to have produced a better carrier more quickly and at lower cost. The argument rests on having more internal space and a hull that had experienced less wartime use. Its sister could then have received a similar reconstruction. In this scenario, the cost of rebuilding Victorious would look less attractive once the two larger ships were available, leaving the money for another purpose.