Could Fisher have disguised repeat Renowns as large cruisers?

If Courageous, Glorious, and Furious had carried three triple 12-inch turrets similar in size to 15-inch mountings, could Fisher have obtained repeat Renowns without alarming the Treasury?

Potentially, although the triple 12-inch turrets would have been unusually large.

The procurement counterfactual gives Courageous, Glorious, and Furious three triple 12-inch turrets with dimensions close to 15-inch mountings. Such a design might have helped Fisher present ships resembling repeat Renowns as cruisers to the Treasury. The qualification is important: the proposed 12-inch turrets would have been exceptionally large. The exchange shows how labels, turret choices, and institutional salesmanship could interact with warship procurement.