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Why eight-ship post-dreadnought classes were rare

The homogeneous eight-ship squadron remained an ideal because capital-ship programs were reduced before completion.

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Question

Was any post-Dreadnought battleship class actually built as eight or more ships?

Short answer

No completed class reached eight; the Revenge class was intended to do so, while the Queen Elizabeth class was originally expected to reach six.

Notes

No post-Dreadnought class was completed at eight ships or more. The planned eight-ship Revenge class and six-ship Queen Elizabeth class show that procurement intentions approached the squadron ideal even when the final building totals did not.