The preliminary design nr. 134 dated from May 1915; within brackets was written ‘suggested by head of the ship designing committee of the General Board captain John Hood’. (1) The design was made to support discussions within the General Board what the demands were for cruisers to be built in the future. The design based on another preliminary design No. 112 dated April was however never realized. 695 (waterline) x 70.0 (waterline) x 18.0 feet and normal displacement 13.500 tons.
Speed 30 knots. Range 8.000 nautical miles with a speed of 10 knots. The turbine machinery supplied 29.500 ehp at a speed of 30 knots. Number of boiler rooms 4. Armament 2x2-40,6cm/16” guns breech loading guns, 10-15,2cm/6”quick firing guns and 4-7,62cm/3” anti aircraft guns. Barbettes (heavy part) 4”. Gun turrets (port) 4”. Just the front of the turrets was protected by armour, sides, rear and top covered by light structural plating. Normal displacement of 13.500 consists of: hull complete included hull fittings 6.312 tons; protection 364 tons; steam engineering 2.950 tons; reserve feed and 2/3 supply 394 tons; battery 814 tons; ammunition and 2/3 ordnance stores 770 tons; equipment and 2/3 equipment stores 405 tons; outfit and 2/3 stores 446 tons and oil fuel, 2.3 supply 1.045 tons.
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1. John Hood (3 December 1859 Florence, Alabama, USA-11 February 1919 Annapolis, Maryland, USA), ending his naval career 1875-1918 in the rank of rear-admiral, between 1912-1915 member of the General Board.
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