The Royal Navy and Nazi Germany, 1933–39

Bringing Balancing Back In: Britain's Targeted Balancing, 1936–1939

“…65 Moreover, Britain possessed the world's largest naval building capacity. 66 Finally, it was recognized that German naval expansion was limited by the capacity of shipyards and a shortage of skilled labor.…”

The politics of naval aid: the foreign office, the admiralty, and Anglo-Soviet technical cooperation, 1936–37

“…Indeed, Admiralty officials realized that Germanys accession to the LNT would shore up Britains position by reducing the risk of a costly naval arms race. 4 They were equally cognizant of the likelihood that the bilateral discussions initiated for this purpose would fail if the Soviets did not also comply. In these circumstances, the Admiralty had no intention of facilitating an aggressive Soviet construction programme; rather, it sought to restrict any fleet expansion to the LNT standard.…”