The final yard example had specialized in submarines and aviso-sized vessels rather than cruisers. A larger order could preserve skills and facilities, generate more political support than a small sloop, and keep capacity available for wartime expansion. Paying the yard to build a cruiser also avoided maintaining dormant facilities with no visible output. Dispersed procurement could therefore serve industrial mobilization policy even when it was not the most efficient peacetime allocation.
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A cruiser order could preserve a small yard for mobilization
Giving a cruiser to a yard known for submarines and small craft could maintain regional support and retain larger construction facilities for wartime.