How Dominion navies could affect home rule

How would greater naval autonomy in the colonies affect home rule and nationalist movements?

It could accelerate autonomy and Commonwealth-style independence while shared training and staff institutions keep the Dominion navies closely connected.

The Dominions already possess substantial self-government, though India and African territories occupy very different constitutional positions. Naval institutions could supply trained officers and symbols of autonomy, accelerating movement toward independence within a Commonwealth framework. At the same time, a Greenwich-based imperial naval college and common senior training would create personal and professional bonds across those services. This interpretation traces Britain's planned transition from empire to Commonwealth to the 1880s, treating it as a process lasting decades rather than a sudden change after World War II.