Spain considered a battleship proposal based on the Queen Elizabeth class. The design was intended for construction in the United Kingdom, but that route was blocked. The Spanish Civil War then ended the scheme altogether. The example shows how foreign shipyard access and domestic political upheaval could stop a capital-ship design before construction.
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A Spanish Queen Elizabeth-based battleship proposal dies unbuilt
A brief aside recalls a Spanish battleship design based on the Queen Elizabeth class that was intended for British construction but was blocked before the Spanish Civil War ended the project.