Type 32 timing is presented as incompatible with disrupting the Type 26 line. The Type 31 yard therefore appears to be the practical candidate, and it is described as the only serious bidder. The Type 32 office consists of three people sharing space with the Type 31 team. Other designs remain formally possible, though the timetable and existing yard arrangements point toward the Type 31 production line.
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Why Type 32 was tied to the Type 31 production line
Program timing and bidding made the Type 31 yard the practical home for Type 32 while Type 26 construction remained protected from disruption.