Interesting naval situation with a neutral Britain. Germany has the more powerful fleet but it has a very short range. Unless it can get a base in Belgium it would have no chance of affecting things in the Channel, except by subs. France has longer range cruisers because of its colonial empire and some useful bases but can't effectively blockage the northern entrance to the North Sea. Also both powers much be cautious about disrupting neutral shipping now that their operating in the back yard of the neutral with the largest navy and that they most want to win over.