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A 9.2-inch cruiser line changes the Goeben pursuit

Tiger-era 9.2-inch cruisers could replace older protected and armoured cruisers, continue through wartime production, and give Britain a stronger force against Goeben and Breslau.

Question

What if the Royal Navy replaced older armoured and protected cruisers with a Tiger-era 9.2-inch cruiser design?

Short answer

It would gain useful wartime cruisers, a possible basis for later treaty limits, and a stronger squadron for confronting Goeben and Breslau.

Notes

A modern 9.2-inch cruiser would be highly useful in the First World War and would probably remain in production during the conflict. A surviving type could then influence the cruiser ceiling debated at Washington. A squadron of these ships would also be well suited to attacking Goeben and Breslau instead of leaving that encounter to older cruisers.