Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "HMS Queen Mary - Guide 202" video.

  1.  @culex818  In the WNT,. the US was supposed to have equal tonnage to the RN. The limit settled on was 525,000 tons. Adding three Admirals, at 41,200T, as measured for the treaty, would require a corresponding amount of other ships be scrapped, or the treaty limit increased and US required to retain enough pre-dreadnoughts to have a corresponding amount. To offset the additional 123,600T of Admirals, the RN would need to dispose of Tiger, Thunderer, and the 3-KGVs. Historically, Thunderer and the KGVs were scrapped to make room for the two Nelsons, so, if the RN wanted the Nelsons too, then two or three of the Iron Dukes would head to the breakers as well. Historically, Tiger and the Iron Dukes were eliminated in the additional fleet drawdown required by the First London Treaty in 1930. If those ships had been scrapped in 22, then the 1930 drawdown would have eliminated the R-class BBs. So the RN in 1940 would have been the QEs, Admirals, Renowns, Nelsons and the new KGVs building, with, potentially a very large number of slightly used twin 15" turrets in inventory.
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