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Estimating Hood's proposed 4.5-inch ammunition allowance

Renown's 4.5-inch ammunition allowance provides a baseline for Hood, adjusted for a possible larger battery.

Question

Which refitted ship provides the best guide to Hood's proposed 4.5-inch ammunition allowance?

Short answer

Renown provides the closest comparison, with an allowance ranging from Renown's own provision to about twenty percent more if Hood carried twelve twin mounts.

Notes

Renown'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.