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Odd photo caption ?

The caption for the photo at top of infobox reads "HMS Lion after her rebuild in 1912". There's nothing in the text about any rebuild.. seems unlikely so soon after launch. The caption is also ambiguous : is the photo dated 1912, or is it referring to a rebuild in 1912 ? Rcbutcher (talk) 04:16, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

user Sturmvogel has now tidied this up here : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Lion_(1910)&diff=339862893&oldid=339855763 & explained the caption here : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sturmvogel_66&diff=339862455&oldid=339861475 Rcbutcher (talk) 04:58, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Contradiction in Turrets designations?

The Armament section mentions the ". . . four twin hydraulically powered BII turrets, designated 'A', 'B', 'Q' and 'Y' from front to rear." The Wartime Modification section mentions ". . . flying-off ramps fitted on top of 'Q' and 'X' turrets." Presumably either "X" or "Y" is a mistake? 90.197.66.72 (talk) 00:03, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]