The fast battleship that was intended to be built in parallel to the very fast battlecruiser was also 29,000 tons. The intended armament was 6-13.5in/45 guns. The idea was to restrict numbers of guns, so as to be able to carry less weight and devote more weight to armor and power.
The normal displacement was 29,000 tons, with dimensions: 620ft x 95ft x 30.2ft mean draft. The Cp was 0.59 and the Cm was 0.97 (Cp = prismatic coefficient and Cm = midship coefficient).
The weights would be allocated as follows:
Machinery 2,900 tons
protection 10,496 tons
Hull 12,180 tons
Armament 1,104 tons
Miscellaneous 2,320 tons
The ship looked like a Queen Elizabeth class battleship, as built, except with two turrets forward and one aft. There was still to be a conning tower and a tripod mast forward. The mainmast was a post, with a derrick for handling boats.
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