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Could a larger Arethusa replace twins with triple turrets?

An enlarged hull, illustrated by La Argentina, is the basis for the proposed change from twin to triple mounts.

Question

Could an enlarged Arethusa design be built with twins and later receive triple turrets?

Short answer

Yes in the proposed larger-hull design; the extra dimensions of La Argentina are used to explain how the triples could fit.

Notes

La Argentina was an enlarged development of the Arethusa concept. Extra length and beam made triple turrets possible. A similarly enlarged British hull could hypothetically begin with twin mountings and later receive triples. That accepted possibility concerns a proposed larger design, rather than a simple refit of the original smaller hull.