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===Modifications=== [[File:3 inch AA gun on HMS Bellerophon Scapa Flow WWI IWM Q 68562.jpg|thumb|The 3-inch AA gun on ''Bellerophon''{{'}}s former [[searchlight]] platform, {{Circa|1918}}]] The guns on the forward turret roof were transferred to the superstructure in 1913β1914 on ''Bellerophon'' and on her sisters in 1914. During the first year of the war, the guns on the wing turrets were moved into the aft part of the superstructure. Sometime around 1915, the guns on the stern turret were removed as were a pair from the superstructure, which reduced their secondary armament to a total of twelve guns. About that time, a pair of 3-inch (76 mm) [[anti-aircraft gun|anti-aircraft (AA) guns]] were added. Approximately {{convert|23|LT|t}} of additional deck armour were added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. By April 1917, the sisters mounted single 4-inch and 3-inch AA guns and the stern torpedo tube had been removed. One additional 4-inch gun was removed from ''Superb'' in 1917β1918. In 1918, a high-angle [[Rangefinding telemeter|rangefinder]] was fitted on the forward spotting top and [[Flight deck#Early|flying-off platforms]] were installed on the roofs of the fore and aft turrets of ''Bellerophon''. After the war, ''Temeraire'' had four 4-inch guns removed to make space for [[naval cadet]]s and the AA guns were stripped from her and ''Superb''.<ref>Burt, pp. 66, 68β71</ref>
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