Dominion battlecruisers share imperial defence costs

Australia and New Zealand supply precedents for asking other parts of the Empire to support capital cruisers. Canada and India could also receive ships, while trade-protection needs might justify more than one for Canada or Australia. Transferring older ships at reduced cost would let Dominion governments assume their running expenses while Britain retained access to their capability. One version builds thirteen ships, with four operated in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and India and nine remaining under British operation. Another allocation distributes all three Invincibles overseas, including one for a New Zealand navy established earlier than in actual history. The precise totals and Tiger completion dates remain open. The proposal increases total spending, but shifts some long-term costs away from Britain's naval estimate.