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A submarine world cruise as imperial display

A brief naval-diplomacy answer extends the interwar fleet-cruise model from capital ships to submarines.

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Question

Would a larger British Empire send submarines around the world in a display cruise like Hood's Empire Cruise?

Short answer

Yes; the submarine force would undertake the same kind of imperial demonstration.

Notes

A round-the-world deployment would demonstrate endurance, reach, and the coherence of imperial bases as much as it displayed the submarines themselves. The answer treats such a cruise as a natural counterpart to Hood's highly visible voyage.