As breaking them up on the slips would have been an unwarranted waste of money , they were completed anyway .
These ships did not suit the Royal Navy 's post-World War I needs well , as Britain needed numbers of cruisers , rather than individually powerful ships .
As breaking them up on the slips would have been an unwarranted waste of money , cruisers were completed anyway .
These ships did not suit the Royal Navy 's post-World War I needs well , as Britain needed numbers of cruisers , rather than individually powerful ships .