The launch had been delayed nine months , after the British Government ordered that all construction workers be pulled from non-military vessels after the start of the First World War .
Work had been resumed only to make her slipway available for warships .
The launch had been delayed nine months , after the British Government ordered that all construction workers be pulled from non-military vessels after the start of the First World War , and work had been resumed only to make her slipway available for warships .