Did Fisher scrap ships needed in World War I?

Which vessels eliminated under Fisher would have made a difference in World War I?

Few scrapped ships mattered individually, but the Royal Navy needed more replacement cruisers to sustain worldwide presence.

The vessels Fisher discarded are judged to have offered little more than placeholder service in World War I. Removing them still left station duties and crisis-response commitments that needed replacement hulls. More Town-class cruisers would have provided the required presence across distant stations. Supporting those ships depended on local bases and stores agreements where supplies could be bought on the Navy's account. Authentic Royal Navy purchase orders allowed those local purchases to proceed without arranging every item from Britain. The important shortfall was therefore replacement cruiser strength across the service's commitments.