Comments by "Dave Sisson" (@Dave_Sisson) on "The Drydock - Episode 312 (Part 1)" video.

For the Washington treaty, Australia tried to have its battlecruiser counted separately, so it would not be seen as part of the British fleet. But the other powers would not accept that. So (I think) the Australians sank it in a gunnery exercise. There is no reason why a Canadian capital ship would be treated differently to the Australian one.
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Right now the Princess of Asturias (the Spanish equivalent of the Prince of Wales) is working her way through naval college and being promoted at a very fast rate.
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