Three additional Type 45s, numbered seven through nine, are identified as ships that would have added useful capacity. Earlier orders for the Future Surface Combatant's C1, C2 and C3 concepts are another proposed alternative to waiting for the Global Combat Ship programme. The 1952 carrier proposal receives a different assessment because it had not reached the level of development associated with CVA-01 and remained largely a paper study. Type 32 is discussed as a future project whose construction would follow the Type 31 production run. No firm arrival date is given.
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Extra Type 45s, earlier surface combatants and a paper carrier
The missed-opportunities discussion distinguishes extra ships from established production lines, delayed replacement programmes and a carrier proposal that remained largely theoretical.