Another persistent internet myth. There was no visible change to the gun ports on either vessel.
This was Royal Sovereign during the Spanish Civil War
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And this is an official USN photo of her taken in Sept 1943 as she left Philadelphia for Norfolk and to return to Britain.
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You can find a whole lot of photos of her in Sept 1943 here.
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One source says that on arrival in Britain in Dec 1943, an RN report noted she had defects in her shell and cordite handling gear which made her unsuitable for use as a bombardment ship. It was decided not to repair those defects and she was reduced to Reserve at Rosyth in Feb 1944, before being transferred to the USSR on 31st May, but that is another story.
This was Ramillies in Dec 1939 in New Zealand preparing to escort a troop convoy.
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And in her final form in 1944/45
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By June 1944 she was only partially manned, with only enough gunnery personnel to man two of her four 15in turrets. At one point off Normandy A turret developed a fault and the crew moved to B turret.
