It's true WikiPedia does say the Yorks had the same Mark of gun - 8inch/50cal MkVIII, which is exactly the drawing from which I am working - as on all her other CA contemporaries. But WikiPedia could (and often does) get updated/corrected, at any time.

As a practical matter however, it makes no difference to this master, at this point - being designed, as it is, to fit as many classes as possible - certainly including the many ships definitely photographed with these turret "bumps".

Again, the modeller can easily just chop them off as desired - or even from just one side, per the following:

This is Kent, with both her aft MkVIIIs having, at the same moment on 10/22/41, the little "bumps" fully-extended on one (starboard) side - while on the other (port) side: nothing.

So of course - even were it just for building Kent, alone - I'm going to build-in the bumps, and let the modeller decide whether to chop them off - from one, two or more turrets, on one side, or both - to depict any ship, in any condition, as desired.

See how I'm "playing it", buddy?

Cheers,

- Matty