A 1930s building surge would redistribute older warships

Who would receive the major navies' hand-me-downs if shipbuilding accelerated during the 1930s?

Likely recipients include Scandinavian and South American navies, Greece and Turkey, and British Dominion or imperial forces.

A large 1930s building program would release useful older ships before their physical lives ended. Norway and other Scandinavian states could use the secondhand market for rapid, inexpensive recapitalization, with South American navies and the Greek and Turkish fleets also plausible buyers. Britain would likely transfer viable hulls within the Dominions and Empire. Fleet replacement in major navies can reshape the force structure of smaller powers through transfers rather than scrap alone.