How much larger could Type 83 become?

The Type 26 family occupies roughly the 7,000-8,000-ton range, compared here with the intended prewar size of the Crown Colony cruisers. Some variants exceed 8,000 tons when fully loaded, with the Canadian ships described as the largest. The expectation is that Type 83 will need a substantially bigger hull for its combination of roles. The estimate runs well above 12,000 tons and possibly beyond 16,000, with still larger ships left open as a possibility. These figures are a forecast of the design's direction, without a settled Type 83 specification.