What could lead to another cruiser or carrier museum ship?

Are any more cruisers or aircraft carriers likely to be saved as museums?

The immediate outlook is pessimistic; a larger reserve or a major war creating demand for a memorial could change it.

The immediate prospect of preserving another cruiser or carrier is judged poor. A larger standing reserve could retain ships long enough for a museum proposal to emerge. A major war and mass mobilization could also create pressure to preserve a ship as a memorial. Clarke recalls an unnamed senior British politician regretting the loss of Illustrious because a preserved ship could have provided a setting for public appearances. That recollection supports a separate point about political incentives for preservation.