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Would navies convert to oil by 1920?

Oil firing remains one of the most likely major fleet changes even without the wartime acceleration of 1914-18.

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Question

Would major navies have converted to oil fuel by 1920?

Short answer

Probably; oil conversion is one of the scenario's most likely major technological changes.

Notes

The shift to oil would likely continue and shape the next capital-ship generation. Later discussion connects that transition to Britain's global fuel infrastructure and higher-powered fast battleships.