What might Britain build under an enormously expanded battleship tonnage limit?
Short answerA roughly 120,000-ton, 30-knot ship with six triple 16-inch turrets, backed by enlarged infrastructure.
NotesUnder the exaggerated treaty allowance, a roughly 120,000-ton battleship is presented as a more plausible upper limit than a 350,000-ton ship. The suggested design carries six triple 16-inch turrets and aims for about 30 knots. Even at that smaller size, Britain would need new infrastructure to build, base, and maintain it. The exercise shows that a generous paper allowance does not remove the physical limits imposed by weapons, machinery, dockyards, and support facilities.