Did navies build ships that did not fit their doctrines?
Short answerUsually ships fit the doctrine of their time, but doctrine changed quickly in the carrier era, so older designs could stop matching the way naval war was being fought.
NotesNavies usually built ships to fit current doctrine, but doctrine could change faster than a vessel's service life. During the 1920s and 1930s, carrier aviation expanded the reach and pace of naval combat. Battleships retained formidable ship-killing power, while aircraft could carry bombs far beyond gun range. Older designs could therefore outlive the assumptions that had shaped them.