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Did Crown Colony living conditions improve after the war?

Reduced crews made more room by leaving B and Y turrets unmanned, with their personnel intended to return in war.

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Question

Did Crown Colony living conditions improve after the war?

Short answer

Reduced crews made more room by leaving B and Y turrets unmanned, with the intention of restoring their personnel in war.

Notes

Postwar living conditions improved by reducing the number of men aboard. B and Y turrets were left unmanned, removing two turret crews from the accommodation demand. The remaining men consequently had more space. The plan was to bring the extra personnel back quickly in wartime, so the improvement depended on maintaining a smaller peacetime complement.