What problems would an Australian Navy face operating an Admiral-class battlecruiser?
Short answerIt would need major new docks and repair infrastructure; otherwise the ship would remain dependent on support based in Britain.
NotesThe answer stresses that a large capital ship cannot be evaluated in isolation. Supporting an Admiral-class ship would require a new generation of infrastructure, including dry-dock capacity, or else leave the vessel dependent on Britain. Hood's world tour is used to illustrate the extraordinary arrangements needed for ships that exceeded ordinary dockyard capacity. A transfer therefore changes the receiving navy's shore establishment as much as its order of battle.