diff --git a/applications/test/contiguous/Make/files b/applications/test/contiguous/Make/files
index 56a409b24f..3f17831424 100644
--- a/applications/test/contiguous/Make/files
+++ b/applications/test/contiguous/Make/files
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Test-contiguous.C
+Test-contiguous.cxx
 
 EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-contiguous
diff --git a/applications/test/contiguous/Test-contiguous.C b/applications/test/contiguous/Test-contiguous.cxx
similarity index 100%
rename from applications/test/contiguous/Test-contiguous.C
rename to applications/test/contiguous/Test-contiguous.cxx
diff --git a/applications/test/memoryPool1/Make/files b/applications/test/memoryPool1/Make/files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..200520b0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/memoryPool1/Make/files
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Test-memoryPool1.cxx
+
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-memoryPool1
diff --git a/applications/test/memoryPool1/Make/options b/applications/test/memoryPool1/Make/options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18e6fe47af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/memoryPool1/Make/options
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/* EXE_INC = */
+/* EXE_LIBS = */
diff --git a/applications/test/memoryPool1/Test-memoryPool1.cxx b/applications/test/memoryPool1/Test-memoryPool1.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74bf128e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/memoryPool1/Test-memoryPool1.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Copyright (C) 2025 OpenCFD Ltd.
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "argList.H"
+#include "IOstreams.H"
+
+// Enable/disable based on header
+#ifdef Foam_MemoryPool_H
+#define FOAM_HAS_MEMORY_POOL
+#else
+#undef FOAM_HAS_MEMORY_POOL
+#endif
+
+// options
+int min_align_size = 5;
+int min_pool_size = 10;
+bool use_aligned_alloc(true);
+bool use_aligned_dealloc(true);
+
+//- True if size exceeds the min-size for using memory alignment
+template<class IntType>
+inline bool use_alignment(IntType n) noexcept
+{
+    return (n >= min_align_size);
+}
+
+
+//- True if size exceeds the min-size for using the memory pool
+template<class IntType>
+inline bool use_memory_pool(IntType n) noexcept
+{
+    return (n >= IntType(min_pool_size));
+}
+
+
+//- Default alignment
+inline constexpr std::align_val_t default_alignment() noexcept
+{
+    return std::align_val_t(64);
+}
+
+
+//- Allocate from memory pool (if active) or aligned/normal
+template<class T, class IntType>
+inline T* my_allocate(IntType n)
+{
+    std::cerr<< "my_allocate(" << n << ")\n";
+
+    if (use_aligned_alloc && use_alignment(n))
+    {
+        #ifdef FOAM_HAS_MEMORY_POOL
+        if
+        (
+            void *pool_ptr
+            (
+                // Consider memory pool for large amounts of data
+                use_memory_pool(n)
+              ? Foam::MemoryPool::try_allocate(sizeof(T)*n)
+              : nullptr
+            );
+            pool_ptr
+        )
+        {
+            // Placement new
+            return new (pool_ptr) T[n];
+        }
+        else
+        #endif
+        {
+            return new (default_alignment()) T[n];
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Plain new
+        return new T[n];
+    }
+}
+
+
+//- Deallocate from memory pool or normal
+template<class T>
+inline void my_deallocate(T* ptr)
+{
+    std::cerr<< "my_deallocate() : " << Foam::name(ptr) << '\n';
+
+    #ifdef FOAM_HAS_MEMORY_POOL
+    if
+    (
+        ptr && !Foam::MemoryPool::try_deallocate(ptr)
+    )
+    #endif
+    {
+        // Plain new
+        delete[] ptr;
+    }
+}
+
+
+//- Deallocate from memory pool or aligned/normal
+template<class T, class IntType>
+inline void my_deallocate(T* ptr, IntType n)
+{
+    std::cerr<< "my_deallocate(" << n << ") : " << Foam::name(ptr) << '\n';
+
+    if (use_aligned_dealloc && use_alignment(n))
+    {
+        if
+        (
+            #ifdef FOAM_HAS_MEMORY_POOL
+            ptr && !Foam::MemoryPool::try_deallocate(ptr)
+            #else
+            ptr
+            #endif
+        )
+        {
+            ::operator delete[](ptr, default_alignment());
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Plain new
+        delete[] ptr;
+    }
+}
+
+
+using namespace Foam;
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+//  Main program:
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    argList::noCheckProcessorDirectories();
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "min-align",
+        "INT",
+        "Min number of elements for memory alignment (default: 5)"
+    );
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "min-pool",
+        "INT",
+        "Min number of elements for using memory pool (default: 10)"
+    );
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "count",
+        "INT",
+        "Number of elements to test (default: 10)"
+    );
+    argList::addBoolOption
+    (
+        "no-align",
+        "Disable aligned alloc/dealloc"
+    );
+    argList::addBoolOption
+    (
+        "no-align-alloc",
+        "Disable aligned alloc (default: false)"
+    );
+    argList::addBoolOption
+    (
+        "no-align-dealloc",
+        "Disable aligned dealloc (default: false)"
+    );
+
+    #include "setRootCase.H"
+
+    label count(10);
+
+    args.readIfPresent("count", count);
+    args.readIfPresent("min-align", min_align_size);
+    args.readIfPresent("min-pool", min_pool_size);
+
+    if (min_pool_size < min_align_size)
+    {
+        min_pool_size = min_align_size;
+    }
+
+    if (args.found("no-align"))
+    {
+        use_aligned_alloc = false;
+        use_aligned_dealloc = false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        use_aligned_alloc = !args.found("no-align-alloc");
+        use_aligned_dealloc = !args.found("no-align-dealloc");
+    }
+
+
+    Info<< "Testing with " << count << " elements" << nl
+        << "min-align: " << int(min_align_size) << " elements" << nl
+        #ifdef FOAM_HAS_MEMORY_POOL
+        << "min-pool: " << int(min_pool_size)
+        << " elements, active:" << MemoryPool::active() << nl
+        #endif
+        << "alignment: " << int(default_alignment()) << " bytes" << nl
+        << nl;
+
+    {
+        using T = double;
+        label len = count;
+
+        UList<T> list(my_allocate<T>(len), len);
+
+        Info<< "List ptr: " << Foam::name(list.data()) << nl;
+
+        list = 1.234;
+
+        Info<< "List: " << list << nl;
+
+        my_deallocate(list.data(), len);
+
+        list = UList<T>();
+
+        my_deallocate(list.data());
+        my_deallocate(list.data(), len);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/bodyCentredCubic/bodyCentredCubic.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/bodyCentredCubic/bodyCentredCubic.C
index 45115f1715..1e6f6358a3 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/bodyCentredCubic/bodyCentredCubic.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/bodyCentredCubic/bodyCentredCubic.C
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Foam::List<Vb::Point> Foam::bodyCentredCubic::initialPoints() const
         }
     }
 
-    return initialPoints.shrink();
+    return List<Vb::Point>(std::move(initialPoints));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/faceCentredCubic/faceCentredCubic.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/faceCentredCubic/faceCentredCubic.C
index 6f30ab9daf..4ad6644321 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/faceCentredCubic/faceCentredCubic.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/faceCentredCubic/faceCentredCubic.C
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Foam::List<Vb::Point> Foam::faceCentredCubic::initialPoints() const
         }
     }
 
-    return initialPoints.shrink();
+    return List<Vb::Point>(std::move(initialPoints));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.C
index 5a1c358456..3b47f25e98 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.C
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Foam::List<Vb::Point> Foam::rayShooting::initialPoints() const
         }
     }
 
-    return initialPoints.shrink();
+    return List<Vb::Point>(std::move(initialPoints));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/uniformGrid/uniformGrid.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/uniformGrid/uniformGrid.C
index b7c04ad5b2..9745ba62c2 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/uniformGrid/uniformGrid.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/uniformGrid/uniformGrid.C
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Foam::List<Vb::Point> Foam::uniformGrid::initialPoints() const
         }
     }
 
-    return initialPoints.shrink();
+    return List<Vb::Point>(std::move(initialPoints));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C
index 232acc23be..01f2d864c1 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ labelList getNonRegionCells(const labelList& cellRegion, const label regionI)
             nonRegionCells.append(celli);
         }
     }
-    return nonRegionCells.shrink();
+    return labelList(std::move(nonRegionCells));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Buffers/CircularBufferIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Buffers/CircularBufferIO.C
index 18dbe29db5..614b3b030f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Buffers/CircularBufferIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Buffers/CircularBufferIO.C
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ License
 
 #include "DynamicList.H"
 #include "Istream.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/IndirectLists/IndirectListBase/IndirectListBaseIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/IndirectLists/IndirectListBase/IndirectListBaseIO.C
index 620cd63ced..4e55953f4f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/IndirectLists/IndirectListBase/IndirectListBaseIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/IndirectLists/IndirectListBase/IndirectListBaseIO.C
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ License
 #include "IndirectListBase.H"
 #include "Ostream.H"
 #include "token.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListIO.C
index 63e9cf3561..e71a8e51a4 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListIO.C
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ License
 #include "List.H"
 #include "Istream.H"
 #include "token.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
-#include <memory>
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
index 8d8d818b95..0654aed5e9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
@@ -44,17 +44,13 @@ SourceFiles
 #include "label.H"
 #include "uLabel.H"
 #include "zero.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
 #include "stdFoam.H"
 #include "nullObject.H"
 #include "Hash.H"
-#include "ListPolicy.H"
+#include "ListPolicy.H"  // Also includes "contiguous"
 #include "autoPtr.H"
 
-// <algorithm> already included by stdFoam.H
-#include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
-#include <type_traits>
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
index c9707ef29b..fa1e680e9c 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ License
 #include "List.H"
 #include "FixedList.H"
 #include "PtrList.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ void Foam::List<T>::resize_copy(const label count, const label len)
     if (FOAM_LIKELY(len > 0))
     {
         // With sign-check to avoid spurious -Walloc-size-larger-than
-        // const label oldLen = this->size_;
+        const label oldLen = this->size_;
         const label overlap = Foam::min(count, len);
         // Extra safety, not currently necessary:
         // const label overlap = Foam::min(Foam::min(count, oldLen), len);
@@ -54,22 +53,22 @@ void Foam::List<T>::resize_copy(const label count, const label len)
             // Recover overlapping content when resizing
 
             this->size_ = len;
-            this->v_ = new T[len];
+            this->v_ = ListPolicy::allocate<T>(len);
 
             // Can dispatch with
             // - std::execution::par_unseq
             // - std::execution::unseq
             std::move(old, (old + overlap), this->v_);
 
-            delete[] old;
+            ListPolicy::deallocate(old, oldLen);
         }
         else
         {
             // No overlapping content
-            delete[] old;
+            ListPolicy::deallocate(old, oldLen);
 
             this->size_ = len;
-            this->v_ = new T[len];
+            this->v_ = ListPolicy::allocate<T>(len);
         }
     }
     else
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ Foam::List<T>::List(const label len, Foam::zero)
 template<class T>
 Foam::List<T>::List(Foam::one, const T& val)
 :
-    UList<T>(new T[1], 1)
+    UList<T>(ListPolicy::allocate<T>(1), 1)
 {
     this->v_[0] = val;
 }
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ Foam::List<T>::List(Foam::one, const T& val)
 template<class T>
 Foam::List<T>::List(Foam::one, T&& val)
 :
-    UList<T>(new T[1], 1)
+    UList<T>(ListPolicy::allocate<T>(1), 1)
 {
     this->v_[0] = std::move(val);
 }
@@ -170,9 +169,9 @@ Foam::List<T>::List(Foam::one, T&& val)
 template<class T>
 Foam::List<T>::List(Foam::one, Foam::zero)
 :
-    UList<T>(new T[1], 1)
+    UList<T>(ListPolicy::allocate<T>(1), 1)
 {
-    this->v_[0] = Zero;
+    this->v_[0] = Foam::zero{};
 }
 
 
@@ -311,7 +310,8 @@ Foam::List<T>::List(DynamicList<T, SizeMin>&& list)
 template<class T>
 Foam::List<T>::~List()
 {
-    delete[] this->v_;
+    //TODO? May need to verify that size is accurate (for correct alignment)
+    ListPolicy::deallocate(this->v_, this->size_);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListI.H
index 228df08392..b8d292950b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListI.H
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ inline void Foam::List<T>::doAlloc()
     if (this->size_ > 0)
     {
         // With sign-check to avoid spurious -Walloc-size-larger-than
-        this->v_ = new T[this->size_];
+        this->v_ = ListPolicy::allocate<T>(this->size_);
     }
 }
 
@@ -136,11 +136,8 @@ inline Foam::autoPtr<Foam::List<T>> Foam::List<T>::clone() const
 template<class T>
 inline void Foam::List<T>::clear()
 {
-    if (this->v_)
-    {
-        delete[] this->v_;
-        this->v_ = nullptr;
-    }
+    ListPolicy::deallocate(this->v_, this->size_);
+    this->v_ = nullptr;
     this->size_ = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListIO.C
index b5c7ebfc43..130da8a748 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/ListIO.C
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ License
 #include "List.H"
 #include "Istream.H"
 #include "token.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
-#include <memory>
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UList.C
index 4fcc176e0a..d2b0cb67b3 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UList.C
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ License
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #include "UList.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
 #include "labelRange.H"
 
 #include <random>
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UList.H
index 0c54fe8a59..a446eca351 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UList.H
@@ -50,13 +50,11 @@ SourceFiles
 #include "uLabel.H"
 #include "zero.H"
 #include "one.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
 #include "stdFoam.H"
 #include "nullObject.H"
 #include "Hash.H"
-#include "ListPolicy.H"
+#include "ListPolicy.H"  // Also includes "contiguous"
 
-#include <iterator>
 #include <vector>  // i.e, std::vector
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UListIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UListIO.C
index bd85943a7f..e4e59bc3d5 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UListIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/UListIO.C
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ License
 #include "UList.H"
 #include "Ostream.H"
 #include "token.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/policy/ListPolicy.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/policy/ListPolicy.H
index ed81c10d8f..b7289be8fe 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/policy/ListPolicy.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/policy/ListPolicy.H
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Description
 #ifndef Foam_ListPolicy_H
 #define Foam_ListPolicy_H
 
-#include <type_traits>
+#include "contiguous.H"  // Also includes <type_traits>
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -86,12 +86,96 @@ template<> struct no_linebreak<word> : std::true_type {};
 template<> struct no_linebreak<wordRe> : std::true_type {};
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+//
+// Memory allocation/deallocation handling - primarily used by List and Matrix
+//
+// - is_aligned_type() :
+//   Defines which types may be aligned
+//
+// - use_alignment(n) :
+//   Lower threshold for using memory alignment
+//
+// - use_memory_pool(n) :
+//   Lower threshold for using a memory pool.
+//   Must be larger than use_alignment() value.
+//
+// - use_offload(n) :
+//   Lower threshold for switching to device offloading
+//
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-//- Calculate a reserve size (eg, doubling) based on the request length
+//- Consider aligned allocation for the given type?
+//  Benefits for field data (floating-point, ints, vectorspace),
+//  but avoid for char data, strings, pointers etc
+template<class T>
+inline constexpr bool is_aligned_type() noexcept
+{
+    return
+    (
+        !std::is_enum_v<T>
+     && !std::is_pointer_v<T>
+     && !std::is_union_v<T>
+     && (sizeof(T) >= 4)    // skip small data (eg, char)
+     && is_contiguous_v<T>
+    );
+}
+
+
+//- True if size exceeds the min-size for using memory alignment
+template<class IntType>
+inline constexpr bool use_alignment(IntType n) noexcept
+{
+    return (n >= IntType(200));
+}
+
+
+//- True if size exceeds the min-size for using the memory pool
+template<class IntType>
+inline constexpr bool use_memory_pool(IntType n) noexcept
+{
+    return (n >= IntType(3000));
+}
+
+
+//- True if size exceeds the min-size for offloading
+template<class IntType>
+inline constexpr bool use_offload(IntType n) noexcept
+{
+    return (n >= IntType(1000));
+}
+
+
+template<class T, class IntType>
+inline T* allocate(IntType n)
+{
+    // Plain new
+    return new T[n];
+}
+
+
+template<class T, class IntType>
+inline void deallocate(T* ptr)
+{
+    // Plain new
+    delete[] ptr;
+}
+
+
+template<class T, class IntType>
+inline void deallocate(T* ptr, [[maybe_unused]] IntType n)
+{
+    // Plain new
+    delete[] ptr;
+}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+//- Calculate a reserve size (eg, doubling) based on the requested length
 //- and the current capacity
 template<int SizeMin, int Numerator, class IntType>
-inline IntType reserve_size(IntType requested, IntType capacity)
+inline IntType reserve_size(IntType requested, IntType capacity) noexcept
 {
     static_assert(Numerator > 1, "Invalid numerator");
 
@@ -114,10 +198,10 @@ inline IntType reserve_size(IntType requested, IntType capacity)
 }
 
 
-//- Calculate a reserve size based on the request length
+//- Calculate a reserve size based on the requested length
 //- and the current capacity
 template<int SizeMin, int Numerator, int Denominator, class IntType>
-inline IntType reserve_size(IntType requested, IntType capacity)
+inline IntType reserve_size(IntType requested, IntType capacity) noexcept
 {
     static_assert(Numerator > Denominator, "Invalid numerator");
     static_assert(Denominator > 0, "Invalid denominator");
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C
index 1b500ff6c9..1dd8d1be9d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ License
 #include "FieldMapper.H"
 #include "FieldM.H"
 #include "dictionary.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
 #include "mapDistributeBase.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/Matrix.C b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/Matrix.C
index bb1251cf62..a1652c1e7d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/Matrix.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/Matrix.C
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ inline Foam::Matrix<Form, Type>::Matrix
 template<class Form, class Type>
 Foam::Matrix<Form, Type>::~Matrix()
 {
-    delete[] v_;
+    // Accurate alignment information?
+    ListPolicy::deallocate(this->v_, (mRows_*nCols_));
 }
 
 
@@ -253,12 +254,10 @@ Foam::Matrix<Form, Type>::~Matrix()
 template<class Form, class Type>
 void Foam::Matrix<Form, Type>::clear()
 {
-    if (v_)
-    {
-        delete[] v_;
-        v_ = nullptr;
-    }
+    // Accurate alignment information?
+    ListPolicy::deallocate(this->v_, (mRows_*nCols_));
 
+    v_ = nullptr;
     mRows_ = 0;
     nCols_ = 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/MatrixI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/MatrixI.H
index ad5d41e837..4f0ee41491 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/MatrixI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/MatrixI.H
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ inline void Foam::Matrix<Form, Type>::doAlloc()
     if (len > 0)
     {
         // With sign-check to avoid spurious -Walloc-size-larger-than
-        v_ = new Type[len];
+        this->v_ = ListPolicy::allocate<Type>(len);
+
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/MatrixIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/MatrixIO.C
index 59db465574..e9b4d8791b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/MatrixIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/matrices/Matrix/MatrixIO.C
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ License
 #include "Istream.H"
 #include "Ostream.H"
 #include "token.H"
-#include "contiguous.H"
-#include "ListPolicy.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/hashes/Hash/Hash.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/hashes/Hash/Hash.H
index ec78dc1b57..51f4a797b6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/hashes/Hash/Hash.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/hashes/Hash/Hash.H
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Description
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-#ifndef Hash_H
-#define Hash_H
+#ifndef Foam_Hash_H
+#define Foam_Hash_H
 
 #include "Hasher.H"
 #include <cstdint>
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/meshCut/meshModifiers/undoableMeshCutter/undoableMeshCutter.C b/src/dynamicMesh/meshCut/meshModifiers/undoableMeshCutter/undoableMeshCutter.C
index c2a16e1a71..d1f703440d 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/meshCut/meshModifiers/undoableMeshCutter/undoableMeshCutter.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/meshCut/meshModifiers/undoableMeshCutter/undoableMeshCutter.C
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::undoableMeshCutter::getSplitFaces() const
         }
     }
 
-    return liveSplitFaces.shrink();
+    return labelList(std::move(liveSplitFaces));
 }