From Tribal to Daring: cruiser-like destroyers for peace and war

The Tribal class exploited treaty space to create a gun-heavy destroyer suited to independent operations and diplomacy. Wartime repair and construction demands then prevented the Royal Navy from producing enough cruisers, so the Battle class filled command, picket, and combat gaps. Postwar cruiser scarcity and the continuing need for global presence produced the Daring class. Across all three generations, the argument is that relationships and access built in peace improve a navy's position when war comes.