Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Q&A · 2:07:11-2:07:44

Would G3 and N3 immediately push the R class into reserve?

The first new generations would displace older 13.5-inch ships; the R class would probably move into reserve only after later successors arrived.

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Question

Would building the G3 and N3 classes immediately send the R-class battleships into reserve?

Short answer

Probably not. The older 13.5-inch-gun ships would move first, with the R class following only after another generation entered service.

Notes

A viewer asks whether construction of the G3 and N3 designs would immediately place the R-class battleships in reserve. The change would come later in the replacement cycle. G3s, N3s, and the first post-N3 generation would initially move older 13.5-inch-gun ships out of the active fleet. Only a further generation would likely push the newer R class into reserve, matching the Royal Navy's usual pattern of staged displacement.