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Sunday, 5 June 2016

Designs examined for new American battleships according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1913-1914 no. 5


Design dated 4 October 1913

Design dated 6 October 1913

Design dated 8 October 1913

Design dated 29 October 1913

Design dated 3 November 1913

An item referred to the magazine le Yacht dated 16 August reporting that the American admiralty studied the designs for the new battleships which were to be sent to the Congress for approval.(1) The design speed was 25 miles with an armament of 4x3-38,1cm guns which arrangement was similar to the USS Pennsylvania.

Note
1. Probably the New Mexico-class consisting of the New Mexico. Mississippi and Idaho.