Could post-war shipbuilding aid recovery?

Could rebuilding the Royal Navy after 1945 have helped stimulate Britain's economy?

It could have helped keep yards and money moving if wartime emergency ships were replaced, but naval orders alone would not have solved the wider economic burden.

Continuing new construction while selling or retiring wartime emergency ships would keep yards, skilled labour, and spending active. A modern replacement fleet could renew naval capability while removing vessels built for an immediate emergency rather than long service. The orders would help money circulate through the economy and preserve industrial capacity. Shipbuilding would still be one component of recovery and would need wider economic measures to sustain it.