Choosing the F3 design instead of Nelson and Rodney

Because the F3 concept could fit within the treaty framework, the divergence can come from selecting a different British design rather than rewriting the agreement itself. Compared with Nelson and Rodney, F3 is described as capable of roughly 28 knots and armed with 15-inch/50-calibre guns. Choosing F3 would raise broader questions about whether the Royal Navy standardizes that longer gun across its 15-inch battleships and how later King George V-class choices develop. The ships' greater speed would also change where they could deploy and what operations they could undertake during the interwar years. A treaty-compliant procurement choice can therefore produce technical, doctrinal, and operational consequences far beyond two hulls.