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Sent on 27 August 1915 to the General Board. The design accepted for the Fiscal Year 1917 resembled this design. Dimensions 745 (waterline) x 100 (waterline) x 30.5 feet. Speed 30 knots. Range 10 knots/12,000 nautical miles. Horsepower 56,300 ehp/30 knots. Turbine propulsion. Number of boiler rooms 9. Armament 4x2-35.56cm/14” B.L.R. guns, 12-15.4cm/6” quick firing guns, 4-7.62cm/3” anti aircraft guns and 4-53.34cm/21” torpedo tubes. Armour: main side belt 20’(extreme width)-8’6” (depth below waterline)-5” (thickness). Heavy part barbettes 10”. Turrets 12” (port)-8” (sides)-5” (top)-5” (rear). Conning tower proper 12”, heavy part tube 8”. Uptake protection 8”. Splinter deck 2”. Total thickness protective deck 3”.
If a crowning 5” thick deck was fitted for protection of the steering gear was the 35,500 tons increased with anoth around 1,300 tons.
Normal displacement 35,500 tons
Hull complete with fittings 16,994
Protection 4,830
Steam engineering 7,120
Reserve feed 2/3 supply 751
Battery 1,135
Ammunition and 2/3 ordnance stores 978
Equipment and 2/3 equipment stores 523
Outfit and 2/3 stores 750
Oil fuel 23 full supply 2,520
Margin -101
Source
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command 1911-1925 Spring Styles Book. S-584-082.
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