Why Britain needs another carrier dry dock

Why should Britain invest in another dry dock for the Queen Elizabeth class?

It removes a carrier-maintenance bottleneck and can service smaller ships whenever no carrier occupies it.

Relying on one principal British dock and theoretical access to commercial facilities leaves the Queen Elizabeth class exposed to scheduling conflicts. Commercial docks may already be occupied when a carrier needs urgent work. The failure to invest in a second carrier-capable dock is described as absurd. The facility would not sit idle between carrier periods because it could maintain smaller warships as well.