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Planning a sister ship for HMS Dreadnought

A sister ship depended on procurement planning and would not have made Dreadnought more likely to survive as a museum.

HMS DreadnoughtMuseum ShipsNaval ProcurementRoyal Navy
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Question

What would it have taken to build a sister ship for HMS Dreadnought, and would that have made preservation more likely?

Short answer

Better procurement planning could have produced a sister, but a second ship was not expected to improve Dreadnought's own preservation prospects.

Notes

Sensible procurement planning is the proposed prerequisite for a sister ship. A second hull would not have improved Dreadnought's preservation prospects in this assessment. Building another ship and deciding to preserve the original remain separate choices.