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A battleship order that keeps a shipyard open

A capital-ship order could preserve a yard for World War I and leave Britain with more construction capacity.

British Shipyards Naval Industrial Capacity Shipbuilding World War I

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Question

How could a battleship order that kept a yard open affect World War I?

Short answer

It would preserve industrial capacity and could allow more ships to be built.

Notes

The proposed order would keep the yard available for World War I. Its survival would preserve industrial and ship-construction capacity. More ships might then be built, although the answer does not estimate the additional output.