In this design counterfactual, triple fifteen-inch turrets would require a broader Queen Elizabeth hull. Preserving the length-to-beam ratio would lengthen the ship and create more room for boilers. That extra machinery space could support roughly twenty-eight knots even with traditional boilers. Small-tube boilers would be another likely change once the design departed so far from the practice of limiting changes between successive classes.
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How triple turrets could lead to a faster Queen Elizabeth
A hypothetical triple-turret Queen Elizabeth illustrates how a wider, longer hull could create room for machinery and greater speed.