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Would Courageous and Glorious still be built?

The large light cruisers lose their purpose because a destroyed German fleet removes Fisher's Baltic operation from the Royal Navy's requirements.

Question

Would Courageous, Glorious, and their sister designs still be built?

Short answer

Probably not; without a Baltic invasion plan, the specialized requirement that produced them disappears.

Notes

Courageous and Glorious were tied to a specialized Baltic concept rather than the general need to replace line-of-battle strength. In the Channel-victory branch, Germany has already lost the fleet that would make a Baltic offensive necessary. The historical requirement for the ships therefore disappears. British money and yard capacity would instead flow toward the fast battleships and damage-informed designs demanded by reconstruction.