The scenario treats accidental loss as a route to replacing an old capital ship. Its cynical extension is a deliberately arranged incident that damages an obsolete hull beyond repair. The imagined explanations include a collision with a merchant ship followed by impact against a rock. A captain already near retirement could bear the nominal disgrace, while insurance is jokingly invoked to meet part of the replacement cost. These are hypothetical procurement pretexts, without an identified historical accident offered as proof.
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Using a capital-ship accident to unlock replacement tonnage
An arranged accident is proposed as a cynical pretext for replacing an obsolete capital ship.