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Sustained Canadian naval spending builds two-ocean escort fleets

Devoting up to two percent of Canadian GDP to the navy from 1902 produces substantial cruiser, destroyer, and sloop forces on both coasts.

Cruisers Destroyers Naval Spending Royal Canadian Navy Sloops

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Question

What if Canada devoted 1.5 to 2 percent of GDP to a two-ocean navy from 1902 through 1948?

Short answer

Canada would have large numbers of cruisers, sloops and destroyers on its two coasts.

Notes

Spending 1.5 to 2 percent of GDP on the navy from 1902 would support a substantial Canadian fleet on both coasts. The expected force contains many sloops, cruisers and destroyers. The commitment lasts until a review in 1948, making sustained funding the defining assumption of the scenario.