Why crane capacity did not set the maximum turret size

Did dockyard crane capacity limit the size of naval gun turrets?

No. Turrets could be broken into components, and shipyards built larger cranes as turret designs grew.

Existing crane capacity did not impose a fixed ceiling on turret size. Shipbuilders divided a turret into components that could be handled and assembled during construction. Larger weapons programmes also justified larger cranes and supporting infrastructure. Industrial capacity adapted alongside warship design rather than remaining a static constraint.