Ships are sold even while a large war continues, and the immediate risk of fleet renewal is acknowledged. Old iron ships are marked for sale or scrapping instead of remaining indefinitely on the list. The search moves through ports for obsolete light cruisers and battleships that can be taken somewhere disposal is possible. The immediate goal is to free space and resources for a newer cruiser force rather than preserve hull count for its own sake. Fleet renewal becomes an institutional choice about manpower, upkeep, and opportunity cost, rather than simply the arrival of new construction.
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Scrapping obsolete ships to renew the fleet
Old cruisers and battleships are deliberately retired so crews and resources can support a more useful modern fleet.