My version of the "Queen Victoria" class

I was originally inspired to try my had at photoart by the Queen Victoria Class Battleship page. I like the basic concept for the design: a more heavily armed and protected version of the Queen Elizabeth class that sacrifices some speed to achieve those goals. When we realize that the actual Queen Elizabeth class ships underperformed, so that they only could reach 23.5 to 24 knots, the sacrifice is pretty minimal. This is my version of the design. There are really only minimal differences. I would retain the plow bow, for example:

GB/BB/1913, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1913

Displacement:
 32,989 t light; 34,788 t standard; 36,700 t normal; 38,230 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 730.00 ft / 730.00 ft x 98.00 ft x 31.00 ft (normal load)
 222.50 m / 222.50 m x 29.87 m  x 9.45 m

Armament:
     8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,920.00lbs / 870.90kg shells, 1913 Model
   Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on centreline ends, evenly spread
     2 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1,920.00lbs / 870.90kg shells, 1913 Model
   Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
   on centreline amidships
     14 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1913 Model
   Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
   on centreline, all amidships
   14 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
     2 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1913 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
   on side, evenly spread
 Weight of broadside 20,776 lbs / 9,424 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 90
 4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
  - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 520.00 ft / 158.50 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
 Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 210.00 ft / 64.01 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
   Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length

  - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  2.00" / 51 mm 520.00 ft / 158.50 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m

  - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 7.00" / 178 mm  13.0" / 330 mm
 2nd: 13.0" / 330 mm 7.00" / 178 mm  13.0" / 330 mm
 3rd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm  6.00" / 152 mm

  - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
 Direct drive, 4 shafts, 56,047 shp / 41,811 Kw = 23.50 kts
 Range 4,500nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 3,442 tons

Complement:
 1,325 - 1,723

Cost:
 £3.708 million / $14.834 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 2,306 tons, 6.3 %
 Armour: 13,298 tons, 36.2 %
    - Belts: 5,313 tons, 14.5 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,154 tons, 3.1 %
    - Armament: 3,673 tons, 10.0 %
    - Armour Deck: 2,848 tons, 7.8 %
    - Conning Tower: 309 tons, 0.8 %
 Machinery: 2,196 tons, 6.0 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,188 tons, 41.4 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,711 tons, 10.1 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   53,580 lbs / 24,303 Kg = 31.8 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.3 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
 Metacentric height 5.9 ft / 1.8 m
 Roll period: 17.0 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.96
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.46

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.579
 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.45 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 27.02 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 41 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -2.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  29.00 ft / 8.84 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
    - Mid (67 %):  25.00 ft / 7.62 m (17.00 ft / 5.18 m aft of break)
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
    - Stern:  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
    - Average freeboard: 22.68 ft / 6.91 m
 Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.3 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 168.1 %
 Waterplane Area: 51,314 Square feet or 4,767 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 207 lbs/sq ft or 1,011 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.97
  - Longitudinal: 1.45
  - Overall: 1.01
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
 Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
 Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily