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Dock size limits G3 and N3 designs

The G3 and N3 designs illustrate how dockyard capacity could set a ceiling on capital-ship size.

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Question

Did dock size limit the maximum size of the Royal Navy's G3 and N3 designs?

Short answer

Yes. Dock size was the limiting factor until the next round of infrastructure investment.

Notes

Capital-ship ambition depended on dockyard capacity. The size of existing docks limited the G3 and N3 designs until later infrastructure work could support another increase. Naval design therefore depended on bases and industrial plant as well as the desired guns, armor, and speed.