Could old battleship turrets arm new cruisers?

Could the Royal Navy have built new cruisers around turrets taken from scrapped capital ships?

Potentially; upgraded 12-inch turrets from early battleships and battlecruisers could have supported a Vanguard-style cruiser program.

A proposed cruiser version of the Vanguard approach would combine new hulls with guns from obsolete ships. Upgraded 12-inch turrets from early battleships and battlecruisers could potentially have supplied the armament. Their availability is offered as another possible explanation for interest in a 12-inch cruiser. Both the reuse programme and the explanation for the calibre choice remain conditional.