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Why New Zealand funded an Indefatigable-class battlecruiser

Cost and the closer fit with an armored-cruiser replacement explain New Zealand's choice.

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Question

Why did New Zealand choose the Indefatigable-class design rather than a Lion-class battlecruiser?

Short answer

Cost was decisive, and the Indefatigable also looked more like a practical successor to the armored cruisers New Zealand was effectively helping replace.

Notes

Cost was decisive in New Zealand's choice. The Indefatigable design also sat closer to an armored-cruiser replacement than the larger Lion class did.