A large production queue forces a choice between completing destroyers or submarines first. With both programs close to delivery, the next step is battleships and minelaying submarines rather than treating each ship type as an independent project. Repairs and refits have cleared, but one hundred destroyers and twelve heavy cruisers remain under construction alongside the submarine program. Escorts, undersea warfare, maintenance, and capital ships all compete for dockyard time and procurement attention.
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Destroyer and submarine mass buildout
A fleet-management pass weighs whether to finish destroyers or submarines first before moving back to battleship and minelaying-submarine construction.