An anecdote about prewar radar tracking prompts a distinction between which navies had enough sets for such exercises. The Royal Navy is identified with trials in 1938 and 1939, while an American example around 1940 is recalled less firmly. British planning for radar from the mid-1930s is linked to electrical provision in new ships. That provision made later radar installation easier when wartime deployment accelerated.
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Preparing ships for radar installation
Electrical provision in new hulls could make wartime radar fitting easier.