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Could a Dominion have preserved Warspite?

A preservation answer suggests Dominion initiative might have saved Warspite when the British government would not.

Question

Would Britain have sold Warspite cheaply to a Dominion for preservation after the war?

Short answer

Probably; the postwar government would likely accept a scrap-value offer rather than reconsider preservation at home.

Notes

The counterfactual depends less on technical feasibility than on a buyer appearing before scrapping. The contemporary government appears willing to take the money without asking whether Britain itself should retain the ship. Preservation would be an institutional and political accident rather than an inevitable reward for distinguished service.