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How fast battleships would ease Hood's workload

A larger pool of fast capital ships would share Hood's duties and strengthen the case for modernizing the battle line.

Question

Would faster Queen Elizabeths, Revenges, and Renowns give Hood a break from being overworked?

Short answer

Yes, and the larger fast force would also change deployments and interwar modernization decisions.

Notes

More fast British capital ships would reduce the concentration of demanding duties on Hood. A 28-knot battle line would also change operations in the Mediterranean and elsewhere. Maintaining that speed would make interwar upgrades to the older ships more worthwhile. The result would be one of the faster battle lines available to a navy.