Sea Fury delays and inter-service engine priorities

Would a Sea Hurricane have been a better carrier aircraft, and what delayed the Sea Fury?

The Sea Fury was the more important long-term answer, but repeated engine changes and competing Air Ministry priorities delayed its entry into service.

The Sea Fury was the aircraft the Royal Navy needed in service quickly, rather than another Hurricane derivative as a long-term answer. Repeated engine changes delayed the programme because powerplants selected for naval use were redirected to other aircraft. The problem lay with Air Ministry priorities rather than operational RAF squadrons alone. A bureaucracy dominated by the heavy-bomber arm could neglect naval aviation, fighters, and Coastal Command until war made those gaps urgent.