Britain was already planning to replace the older capital ships removed under the Washington settlement. Tiger is the likely exception among the 13.5-inch-gun ships because she remained more useful than the older battleships. In the projected building sequence, the battleships disappear by the arrival of N3, with some retired when G3 enters service. Tiger could last until a following generation of fast capital ships entered service.
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Why Tiger could outlast the older battleships
Tiger's greater usefulness could keep her in service after the older 13.5-inch-gun battleships disappeared under the projected G3 and N3 building program.