Design prepared for General Board discussions what the desired characterics were for such cruisers. Second of a set of 3 designs asked for end April. Never realized.
Normal displacement 16,500 tons:
Hull complete with fittings 7,715 tons
Protection 938 tons
Steam engineering 4,087 tons
Reserve feed, 2/3 supply 854 tons
Battery, ammunition and 2/3 ordnance stores 690 tons
Equipment and 2/3 equipment stores 495 tons
Outfit and 2/3 stores 545 tons
Oil fuel, 2/3 full supply 1,176 tons
Dimensions 760 (waterline) x 71 (waterline) x 20 feet. Block coefficient .535, longitudinal coefficient .595. Speed 35 knots, range 12,000 nautical miles/10 knots. Turbine propulsion with 8 boiler rooms, horsepower with 35 knots speed 64,000 ehp. Armament 2-35.56cm/14”guns, 9-12.7cm/5” guns.
Main side belt armour 17.6 (extreme width). depth below waterline 5.0, thicknness 4”. Protectivee deck total thickness 1.5”.
Source
Naval History and Heritage Command, S-584-067 design No. 128.
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