What intact lost ship type would be most valuable to recover for preservation?
Short answerA British battleship, preferably Repulse, because no Royal Navy capital ship survives to represent that fleet.
NotesThe possible choices include an Age of Sail ship, a cruiser and a British battleship. The battleship is preferred because the United States already preserves several major combatants that can stand for their lost sisters. Britain and Australia lack an equivalent capital-ship survivor. An intact Repulse, or alternatively Prince of Wales, would therefore repair a large imbalance in how twentieth-century naval power can be encountered by museum visitors.