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How Jackie Fisher might have reworked the Nelson class

A short counterfactual applies Jackie Fisher's preference for speed to the Nelson-class battleship.

Question

What would Jackie Fisher have done with the Nelson-class design?

Short answer

Fisher would have sought much more speed and probably a longer ship.

Notes

The imagined Fisher redesign begins by doubling the Nelson class's speed and probably lengthening the ship. This is an exaggerated sketch of his priorities, with no worked changes to armour, machinery, or armament. Speed is the first characteristic he would change.