Technology without practice in the First World War U.S. Navy

Could the First World War U.S. Navy fight the Royal Navy effectively?

Not on equal terms: it had good people and technology, but inadequate practice and interrupted funding left its fleet gunnery and operational experience weak.

The U.S. Navy had capable officers and useful technology, but insufficient practical experience with them. Repeated congressional funding cuts interrupted construction and training. The resulting cycle of building and evaluation left gaps in fleet development. In the proposed First World War matchup, weak gunnery and limited practice would place the Americans at a serious disadvantage.