British battleship design 1927b

Nelson-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Design 1927b. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

King George V-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Standard displacement 29,200 tons and as dimensions 630 (between perpendiculars) x 100 x 33 feet. Main armament 4x2-35.56cm/14” guns. Horsepower 45,000 shp. Speed 23.25 knots. Armour included a 30.48cm/12” thick belt and a 6.75-4.5” deck.

Sources

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N.J.M. Campbell. Washington’s Cherrytrees: The Evolution of the British 1921-1922 Capital ships in: Warship Volume 1.

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Papers of Sir Eustace Tennyson D'Eyncourt, 1st Baronet, Director of Naval Construction, 1868-1951. Royal Greenwich Museums.

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