This design is one of the eleven made, never realized. Displacement 25.000 tons and as dimensions 800 (on waterline) x 85 (on waterline) x 24 fee. Block Coefficient .536. Longitudinal coefficient .595. Speed 35 knots at 86.000 ehp. With a speed of 10 knots was the cruising range 12.000 miles. Machinery consisted of turbines and 11 boiler rooms. The armour consisted of a protective deck with a total thickness of 3” and a main side belt with an extreme width of 17’6”, depth below the waterline 5’0”and a thickness of 8”. Armament consisted of 2x2-14” breech loading guns, 4-3”aircraft guns and 7-5” quick firing guns. Weight summary in normal condition: Hull complete with fittings 11.880 tons, protection 2.300, steam engineering 5.500,reserve feed 2/3 supply 1.150, battery+ammunition and 2/3 ordnance stores 1.080, equipment and 2/3 equipment stores 750, outfit and 2/3 stores 825 and oil fuel, 2/3 full supply 1.485 tons.
Source
Naval History and Heritage Command 1911-1925 Spring Styles Book S-584-063.
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