The disposal plan sought to move the boats well away from Germany and test methods of sinking them. It also aimed to finish quickly so that forces and effort could be redirected. The expected value of the trials lay partly in applying their lessons to the emerging possibility of conflict with communist powers.
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Disposal priorities as attention turned east
Removing boats from Germany and testing how to sink them had to be balanced with the need to release naval resources quickly.