Why prewar reserve destroyers depended on British crews

Prewar plans for these Royal Navy reserve ships assumed crews from Britain. Dominion and Commonwealth manpower became more significant as wartime expansion grew. The assessment here treats Australia as the Dominion government most likely to support naval commitments. India's government prioritized the army, while Canada's limited funding of its own navy discouraged expectations of crews for additional British ships. Those constraints shaped the manpower assumptions behind the reserve fleet.