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What lighter high-strength steel could do for warships

A steel with the same qualities at half the weight could support super-sized destroyers or much stronger ships of familiar dimensions.

Question

What ships could Britain produce with steel offering the same qualities at half the weight?

Short answer

It could build super-sized destroyers or retain existing dimensions and gain much stronger structures.

Notes

The proposed material retains the desired steel qualities at half the weight. Larger destroyers are one suggested use. Another is to retain familiar hull dimensions and plating thickness while gaining greater structural strength. The design choice is whether to use the improvement for size or structural margin.