Pausing construction left unfinished warships occupying valuable yard space. Large unfinished hulls remained on slips, preventing other warships from being laid down there. Once launched, they still needed secure fitting-out or graving-dock space and had to be moved around active yards. The decision therefore delayed new ships while also complicating repair and modernization work on the fleet already in service.
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Why pausing warship construction also congested shipyards
Half-built capital ships and carriers continued occupying slips and fitting-out space even when construction stopped.