A shipyard can retain space and skilled labor yet still be unable to deliver ships quickly. Turbines, ball bearings, armor, and other upstream production must also recover after underinvestment. New factories need time to reach efficient output, making industrial depth a decisive constraint on naval expansion.
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Why shipyard capacity alone does not deliver a fleet
A discussion of wartime output shifts attention from visible shipyards to the industrial network that supplies them.