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Royal Navy propellant remained improved cordite

Interwar rebuilt British capital ships continued to use improved cordite formulations, including flashless types.

CorditeNaval GunneryRoyal NavyWorld War II
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Question

What replaced cordite in Royal Navy battleships and battlecruisers rebuilt after the First World War?

Short answer

Other, improved grades of cordite rather than a wholly different propellant; SC appeared from 1927 and flashless Cordite NF was used during the Second World War.

Notes

The Royal Navy continued to use cordite after the First World War, with improved formulations. Cordite SC entered use from 1927. Flashless Cordite NF was used during the Second World War. The change was therefore to later grades of cordite rather than a wholly different propellant.