Well given the 23's are already beyond their design lifespan already, I don't particularly see why other than the blackhole and manpower issues as to why the 23's would have to go before their replacements are even designed let alone first steel.
If your navy is losing high end people day after day you have to plan around it, you have to consolidate and prioritize.People often fail to realize how ships run, its not about putting ,say,50 random people into a hull and tell them to go and sail...
Of that 50 ,40 will need high end skills to make the thing work.
Now as a navy over all if you are losing 10 people per week, you are on the back foot by half way through the week and now bear in mind you are already 5 years behind the curve.
So in order to keep the gears grinding you keep the most reliable and effective ships at sea, scale down where you can and reduce costs.
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