The Royal Navy retains Tiger because a fast battlecruiser still offers useful reach. New boilers would preserve or improve her speed, while twin 14-inch mountings related to King George V production would give her a powerful wartime battery without the complexity of quadruple turrets. Such a ship could reinforce fast carriers or transform the South Atlantic cruiser group hunting Admiral Graf Spee. The retained hull gains a new operational niche when machinery, armament, and fleet requirements are considered together.
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A modernized HMS Tiger as a fast 14-inch-gun reinforcement
Keeping Tiger could create a fast 14-inch-gun ship for carrier escort or distant hunting groups during the Second World War.