Which refitted ship provides the best guide to Hood's proposed 4.5-inch ammunition allowance?
Short answerRenown provides the closest comparison, with an allowance ranging from Renown's own provision to about twenty percent more if Hood carried twelve twin mounts.
NotesRenown's refit provides the ammunition baseline. Hood might have carried six twin mounts on each side instead of Renown's five. That would raise a comparable allowance by about twenty percent.