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Would surviving early battlecruisers last into the 1920s?

Surviving early British battlecruisers would probably have counted toward treaty tonnage before being scrapped in the 1920s.

Battlecruisers HMS Queen Mary Invincible Class Battlecruisers Naval Treaties Royal Navy

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Question

Would HMS Queen Mary and surviving Invincible-class battlecruisers have been scrapped as obsolete in the 1920s?

Short answer

Yes, although the Royal Navy might first have counted the surviving hulls in its treaty-tonnage position.

Notes

The early battlecruisers would have been scrapped as obsolete in the 1920s even if they had survived the First World War. Before disposal, they would probably have counted toward the tonnage the Royal Navy claimed under the treaty system.