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Hello everyone and welcome to another set of older member episodes that are being released here on the main episode feed.

This series of episodes covers the Interwar Royal Navy, which seemed appropriate as the podcast is about to start its episodes on the Battle of Britain.

In fact, that's what I'm working on right now, which is why you're hearing this.

There will be six episodes in total released over the next six weeks as I get this next

series on the Battle of Britain kind of sorted out, prepared, and ready for release.

Thank you for your patience, and here's the episode.

Hello everyone and welcome to history of the Second World War, members episode 11, The Royal Navy, Part 1, Budgets.

The story of the interwar Royal Navy is one of trying to simply do too much with not enough resources.

The financial constraints that the Royal Navy had to operate under, along with the worldwide

commitments inherent with the British Empire, made it a very challenging time for a Navy

that had insisted on being the strongest in the world for generations.

Instead of ruling the waves around the world like it had been capable of doing in earlier times, the sphere of control had to

shrink. The waters around the home islands and the Mediterranean were all that could be properly

controlled. Elsewhere on the globe, other strategies would be needed. Along with these adaptations, like every other navy, there were a few factors that the Royal Navy would have to adapt to, with the most important two being the naval treaties and the technological advancements that were being made during this time period.

Along the way, they would have to build ships to try and accomplish the goals of imperial defense

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