Postwar capital-ship designs improved quickly as people moved from wartime fleet service into shore appointments. Their operational knowledge entered the constructor's office, sea-lord staffs, and other Admiralty positions. Designers received direct feedback from officers who had used wartime ships rather than relying only on prewar assumptions. Practical changes accumulated, including new judgments about fire control and internal arrangement. These personnel assignments turned combat experience into institutional design knowledge.
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Wartime experience returns to the design offices
Returning fleet personnel carried First World War experience into British constructor, sea-lord, and Admiralty staffs, accelerating many small design improvements.