An item dated Washington, USA 11th reported that the American secretary of navy Daniels (1) to temporarily stop the further building of 6 battle cruisers (2) waiting for the results of his study voyage to Europe.
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1. Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862 Washington, North Carolina, USA-15 January 1948 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA). Secretary of navy 5 March 1913-4 March 1921, in 1933-1941 ambassador to Mexico.
2. Lexington-class consisting of the Lexington, Ranger, Constellation, Saratoga, Constitution and United States. Never completed as battle cruisers due to the limitations of the Naval Treaty of Washington of 1922. The Lexington and Saratoga were converted into aircraft carriers/ Designed as a response on the Japanese Kongo-class battle cruisers. General technical specifications. With a displacement of 44.200 tons/43.500 long tons-45.354 tons/44.638 long tons (deep load) were the dimensions 266,4 (over all) x 32,1 x 9,4 metres or 874 x 105.4 x 31 feet. The turbines and 16 water tube boilers supplied via 4 shafts 180.000 ship allowing a speed of 33 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 10.000 nautical miles. The crew was to number 1.297-1.326 (when used as flagship). The armour consisted of a 12,7-17,8cm/5-7” thick belt, a deck of 3,8-5,7cm/1.5-2,25”, with the barbettes, gun turrets and coning tower protected by respectively 12,7-22,9cm/5-(‘, 16,2cm/6” (sides)-27,9cm/11” (front) and 30,5cm/12”. The armament was to consist pf 4x2-40,6cm/16” guns, 14x1-15,2cm/6” guns, 4x1-7,6cm/3” anti aircraft guns (to be increased with another 4) and 8-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes.
