The underlying research question is deliberately simple: why would a navy build that ship? The focus is the strategic and operational purpose behind the Royal Navy's choice of one capability over another. Technical construction decisions matter because they reveal the fleet, missions, and assumptions behind procurement. This is why the Tiger reconstruction keeps returning to intended employment instead of treating the ship as a collection of isolated numbers.
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Ask why a navy built that ship
The research method starts with the strategic and operational reasons a navy chose to build a particular kind of warship.