Ship histories sometimes claim that one of Erebus's 15-inch guns was later installed in HMS Vanguard. The claim is usually presented as a belief, and the sourcing is too uncertain to accept without caution. A barrel from the Royal Navy's spare pool, perhaps one previously allocated to Erebus, fits the evidence better than the transfer of a complete gun. The distinction shows why a repeated ship-history anecdote should not be treated as established fact.
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Testing the claim that Erebus armed Vanguard
The often-repeated claim that one of Erebus's guns armed HMS Vanguard remains uncertain, and a spare barrel is more plausible than a complete-gun transfer.