How would the enlarged treaty fleets change Australian warship procurement?
Short answerAustralia would keep using British designs and might receive more cruisers or modernized Renown-class ships, rather than operate the newest battleships.
NotesAustralia would continue using British designs for ships larger than its locally adapted corvettes. The newest fast battleships would exceed the infrastructure and personnel that the Royal Australian Navy could readily sustain. Modernized Renown or Repulse would be more plausible capital-ship transfers. A larger imperial allowance could also provide additional County-derived heavy cruisers or later British light cruisers.