Naval Arms Race of the 1290s

The Naval Arms Race between the Gretian-Sidonian Empire, the Lirrachan Republic, the Rigdenship of Pandora, and until reunification, the People's Democratic Republic of Pandora began as a response to the destruction of the HMIV Empress Elizabeth in the Great War, the destruction of the Rodric IV in the Disaster of '92 and the desire by the Lirrachans to be able to better defend themselves in the event of another war with Gretia. The People's Republic was partially responsible for the race with their P-Boats, and the Third Pandrosi War sparked the arms race in earnest
By the end of the 250s, Gretian and Lirrach both had Dreadnoughts, Pandora was finishing one, and in the far east, the Empire of Kordowyn had separately constructed their own, the Bulwark Class Super-Heavy Dreadnought. The race severely strained relations between the Gretian Empire and the Republic of Lirrach, worsened when the LRS Hand of Democracy bankrupted the Republic and partially sparked the Lirrachan Anarchy, which the Gretians refused to help end. Pandora and Kordowyn are minding their own business in their home waters.