Triple-turret Lord Nelsons reshape Dreadnought

What happens if the Lord Nelsons test triple-gun turrets?

Dreadnought likely adopts triple centerline turrets and superfiring, producing an early Orion-like layout.

Using the Lord Nelson class as a triple-turret test bed would affect the first dreadnought generation because the mount would already be available when Dreadnought was designed. Wide triple turrets make wing positions impractical and require superfiring if the navy wants six guns firing forward. That constraint pushes the ship toward a centerline arrangement resembling the later Orion class. Depending on the number of mounts, the result could carry a twelve- to fifteen-gun broadside. A somewhat longer, narrower hull could make roughly 22 or 23 knots.