Pausing the Illustrious carriers and the first three King George V-class battleships is particularly difficult to justify in this analysis. King George V herself took 1,369 days to build. The first three ships averaged 1,472 days, while the complete class averaged 1,597 days, roughly four and a half years. The expanding schedule delayed modern ships that could have relieved older capital ships or covered urgent operational demands.
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The King George V class took progressively longer to complete
King George V took 1,369 days to build, compared with 1,472 days for the first three ships and 1,597 for the class overall.