US Navy planning building world’s largest battleship USS Lexington according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 1 June 1920

American USS Lexington

British HMS Hood. 

Drawing made by G.J. Frans Naerebout and published in Op de Lange Deining written by G.A.J. Bovens

Japanese Kongo-class

An item reported that in contrary to the total disarmament the US Navy decided to build world’s largest battleship. The Lexington (1) was to become even larger than the British dreadnought Hood.(2) Her horsepower was 180.000hp (Hood 144.000hp), length 874 feet (hood 860 feet) and displacement 43.200 (Hood 41.200) tons. Design speed 35 knots.

Notes
1. Pennant CV-2. Ordered in 1916 as a battle cruiser, laid down at the yard of the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company on 8 January 1921, reclassified into a carrier on 1 July 1922, launched on 3 October 1925, commissioned on 14 December 1927 and sunk on 8 May 1942 during the battle of the Coral Sea and stricken from the list on 24 June of the same year. Of the Lexington-class. Never completed as battle cruisers due to the limitations of the Naval Treaty of Washington of 1922.(1) Designed as a response on the Japanese Kongo-class battle cruisers.
2. Nicknamed Mighty Hood. Pennant 51. Her building at the shipyard of John Brown&Company was ordered on 7 April 1916, laid down on 1 September, launched on 22 August 1918, commissioned on 15 May 1920 as world largest warship, sunk on 24 May 1941 during her battle with the German battleship Bismarck. The only one of the four projected Admiral class battle cruisers caused by an insufficient design despite the modifications after the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916). During this battle England lost battle cruisers due to the weakness of their armour. Building costs 6.025.000 pond sterling.