What happens to HMS Canada after a British Baltic victory?
Short answerBritain might still return the ship to Chile, or Canada could buy her as a memorial if she became closely associated with the victory.
NotesThe historical transfer to Chile remains possible because the counterfactual does not erase the ship's original ownership story. A celebrated role in the Baltic battle could give Canada a political reason to purchase and preserve her, especially if she served as Jellicoe's emergency flagship. Any answer remains conditional because postwar finances and diplomacy would still shape the decision. Symbolic wartime service could turn a routine disposal into a national memorial question. If Jellicoe commanded the victory from her, that association could also make later Canadian naval funding cuts harder to justify.