Autoloaders were studied for later Lion designs

Was an autoloader being developed for a later iteration of the Lion-class battleship?

British and American designers were seriously studying autoloaders, including for proposed designs, but the technology had not matured enough to be fitted.

The documentary trail shows more advanced British and American autoloader thinking than public summaries often suggest. The systems were considered for designs, but none had reached the maturity required for installation. Plausible design intent must be distinguished from a capability that actually went to sea.