Would the Royal Navy still develop command cruisers, or place command facilities in light carriers?
Short answerThe command role survives, but larger light carriers or heavy cruisers are more plausible hosts than small Dido-like command cruisers.
NotesPurpose-built peacetime light carriers have more internal volume than emergency wartime designs and can include a proper flag plot and command spaces. Much larger future cruisers can also host staffs without sacrificing as much fighting capability. Command functions therefore have room to grow, but small Dido-like cruisers are unlikely to remain the preferred hull. A mission can survive even when the historical ship category chosen to perform it disappears.