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Why Tiger could replace Iron Duke as a gunnery training ship

Tiger's battlecruiser hull offered more room for modifications than Iron Duke, making her the more adaptable gunnery training ship in this counterfactual.

Question

Why would HMS Tiger make a better gunnery training ship than Iron Duke?

Short answer

Her battlecruiser hull provided more space for modifications.

Notes

The question follows a counterfactual in which HMS Resistance joins the Renown class and changes which older capital ships the Royal Navy retains. Tiger might then replace Iron Duke as the gunnery training ship. Her battlecruiser hull offered more space for alterations even if the aging ship was worn. The comparison concerns internal room and adaptability rather than Tiger's value as a frontline combatant.