The final procurement decision turns an extreme individual design into a six-ship fleet program. At roughly 86,000 tons apiece, the order represents about 516,000 tons of new battleships before escorts, refits, or support vessels are counted. The national construction load is checked before all six are authorized, since even an unconstrained design must fit within aggregate industrial capacity. The ships receive an expected build time of 32 months, committing yards, money, and future fleet manpower for more than two and a half years.
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Industrial capacity supports six super-battleships at once
Six roughly 86,000-ton battleships are ordered together after the construction load is checked against national capacity.