I just tried to see what I could do with Colonel Cuniberti's battleship proposal from 1903. I must admit that D.K. Brown is correct that "it can't be done", as originally proposed. I have made some compromises to see how close I could come to the original design, and I have made the result available for download. This are only the weight calculations. I have not attempted the power calculations. The lowest displacement I could get was 18,014 tons normal. That is with very lightweight construction for the hull, pared down protection, and cruiser-style machinery. My designed SHP is 37,500 tons.
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