After receiving on 12 May 1921 the design scheme B with an island funnel above deck dated 5 May 1921 recommended the General Board this design on 27 June followed by the approval of the Secretary of the Navy on 8 July 1921. Using this approved design was a new one drawn dated 9 September 1921 of a carrier to realized under the Fiscal Year 1922 program and sent on 1 October 1921 towards the Secretary. However there was never an aircraft carrier built using the design of 9 September 1921.
Dimensions 850.0’ (water line) x 97.0’ (waterline) x 29.0 feet and a displacement of 39.000 tons. Length flying deck 862.0’. Electric drive machinery with 5 boiler rooms supplying 180.000 ehp allowing a speed of 34 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 10.000 nautical miles. Coefficient longitudinal 0.567. The armament consisted of 6x2-6” guns (1x2 fore and 2x2 aft), 2x1-21” torpedo tubes and 12-5” anti aircraft guns. The armour consisted of a main side belt with a width of 8.6’, depth below the waterline 7.6’ and a thickness of 4 (bottom)-7” (above). Conning tower proper 2”(sides and rear) and conning tower tube heavy part 2”. Furthermore a 2” thick protective deck over 1 ¾” over ¾”. Displacement 39.000 tons (normal): hull complete 21.322 tons, hull fittings 2.060 tons, protection (vertical, side belt and slopes) 2.408 tons, steam engineering 6.100 tons, reserve feed 500 tons, battery 245 tons, ammunition 573 tons, equipment 960 tons, outfit and 2/3 stores and complement 860 tons, aircraft&aircraft stores included 240 tons gasoline 910 tons, fuel oil 2/3 full supply 2.500 tons and a margin of 562 tons.
Source
The so-called Spring Styles Book 1 (March 1911-September 1925). Naval History and Heritage Command. Lot S-584-180. Preliminary designs prepared by mostly civilians working at the Bureau of Construction and Repair (succeeded by the Bureau of Ships nowadays the Naval Sea Systems Command) under supervision of naval architects of the Navy Construction Corps. A major part of the drawings was presented to the General Board which advices the Secretary of the Navy.
