German battlecruisers in the United States Navy

Would captured German battlecruisers make more sense for the United States Navy than German battleships?

They could be useful to the United States, while Britain had less reason to want ships already surpassed by Hood.

Captured German battlecruisers could have been an interesting addition to the United States Navy even if the battleships made less sense. Britain faced a different calculation because Hood was already more capable than the German battlecruisers on offer. The same captured ship could therefore add useful strength to one fleet while burdening another with a weaker foreign design. Existing construction and comparative capability mattered alongside the attraction of a free hull.