From my 30 year-old planning and shipbuilding game, my 1907 battleship design was for a 25, 847 ton 24 knot ship. The displacement is quite large, compared to real ships of the period. The armament is not inappropriate: 8-12in/50 and 12-4in QF. The belt was intended to be 8in-13in with 3in + 1in decks.
The specs:
dimensions: 620ft x 105ft x 26ft
Cp = 0.56
Cm = 0.95
Machinery: 54,000 SHP
Weights:
Armament: 800 tons
Machinery: 4,000 tons
Protection: 7,547 tons
Hull: 11,500 tons
Misc: 2,000 t0ns (about 8% is what I allowed)
I wouldn't be surprised if the original intent was for a 25,000 ton ship. That would give protection as 6,700 tons.
The appearance of my sketch design is similar to that of the King George V class of super dreadnoughts (pre-WWI). The main turrets are superfiring, and there is a long forecastle that breaks about 75% of the length.
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