Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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What would a 1920s battlecruiser rebuild require?

Saving the proposed ship would require a near-total structural and machinery reconstruction rather than a modest refit.

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Question

How could an Independencia-class battlecruiser be salvaged through a 1920s rebuild?

Short answer

Only through a comprehensive structural and machinery rebuild, effectively retaining the hull while replacing nearly everything else.

Notes

The proposed vessel would need to be stripped back to its hull rather than receive a limited modernization. New turbines and a layout comparable to Renown would be necessary to correct the original design's problems. The scale of work resembles the extensive Italian battleship reconstructions. Nearly the entire fighting system and internal arrangement would change, leaving the hull as the principal surviving element.