Britain might use a much larger modern cruiser force to justify disposing of some older pre-dreadnoughts. The Royal Sovereign type is the example given. This remains a possible consequence of building the cruisers in volume, with no retirement schedule proposed.
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Could more cruisers accelerate pre-dreadnought retirement?
The final fleet question is whether a much larger cruiser force would let Britain dispose of some of its oldest pre-dreadnoughts.