Would a shorter war leave Britain with a larger Royal Navy?

Would an earlier end to the First World War leave Britain able to afford a larger Royal Navy?

Yes; fewer late-war losses and expenses would improve Britain's ability to sustain a larger interwar fleet.

The audience asks whether an earlier end to the war would spare Britain the cost and casualties of the final campaigns. Britain could afford a larger Royal Navy than it maintained historically between the wars. The advantage would reinforce the altered treaty environment, in which construction continues and no cumulative tonnage cap restrains the fleet. Financial capacity would still be filtered through political choices about which ships and services receive priority. Battlefield duration would directly affect postwar naval force structure.