The "Tiger"-class cruisers developed from the light cruisers, laid down in 1942–3, but production of the 1942 Design Light Fleet Carriers was given priority and the "Minotaur" design was viewed as obsolete by 1944 – the extra weight required by war requirements for radar, electronics and anti-aircraft armament exceeding the structural strength and deep-water stability limits. The design also lacked the speed and size for action in the Pacific and Arctic. Even the Town-class and County-class cruisers had inadequate speed against German warships in the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943, or the extra armour to protect added wiring and electronics. Accordingly, only the first HMS "Superb", was completed, largely fitted out to the earlier Minotaur specifications of HMS "Swiftsure" and "Minotaur". "Minotaur", and the 1943 Crown Colony-class ship HMS "Uganda" were given to Canada in April 1944. Churchill strongly supported and approved a similar plan to transfer two incomplete Tiger cruisers to Australia