Why the boiler-above-waterline claim needs qualification

Did the original Lexington design put its boilers above the waterline until Stanley Goodall redesigned it?

Only partly: the answer is "half and half," although Goodall did challenge aspects of the architects' work.

The claim that the original design placed its boilers above the waterline until Stanley Goodall forced a redesign is only partly correct. The answer is "half and half," which rejects that description as a complete account of the machinery arrangement. Goodall did hold pointed discussions with the architects and was unimpressed by some of their work. The exchange supplies no further layout detail, so it supports a qualification rather than a full reconstruction of Goodall's changes.