The well-protected GB/CB/1918 with 16in guns

Keeping with slightly reduced dimensions with a good armament and protection, this is a GB/CB/1918 design. The Standard Displacement is somewhat more than the Hood, but the other characteristics are so much better than the Hood as to make that size investment well worth the cost. The armament is a very 1918-ish 8-16in BLR, 16-5.5in QF, 6-4.7in AA, and 32-2pdr AA guns. I retained the 4-21in submerged TT, for better or worse. The armour basis is 13in with a 4in deck and 3in torpedo bulkhead. This is the Springsharp report:

GB/CB/1918, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1918

Displacement:
 42,222 t light; 43,984 t standard; 47,400 t normal; 50,133 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 845.00 ft / 845.00 ft x 102.00 ft x 31.00 ft (normal load)
 257.56 m / 257.56 m x 31.09 m  x 9.45 m

Armament:
      8 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (4x2 guns), 2,048.00lbs / 928.96kg shells, 1918 Model
   Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      16 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1918 Model
   Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
   on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
      4 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1918 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts 
   on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
      32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x8 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1918 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts 
   on side, evenly spread
 Weight of broadside 17,987 lbs / 8,159 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 80
 4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
 Upper: 10.0" / 254 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  3.00" / 76 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 9.00" / 229 mm  13.0" / 330 mm
 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm  4.00" / 102 mm

   - Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Geared drive, 4 shafts, 183,046 shp / 136,552 Kw = 31.00 kts
 Range 5,600nm at 18.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 6,149 tons

Complement:
 1,606 - 2,088

Cost:
 £8.581 million / $34.325 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 2,248 tons, 4.7 %
 Armour: 15,190 tons, 32.0 %
    - Belts: 4,433 tons, 9.4 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,898 tons, 4.0 %
    - Armament: 3,736 tons, 7.9 %
    - Armour Deck: 4,757 tons, 10.0 %
    - Conning Tower: 367 tons, 0.8 %
 Machinery: 6,603 tons, 13.9 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,180 tons, 38.4 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,178 tons, 10.9 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   57,931 lbs / 26,277 Kg = 28.3 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 8.1 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
 Metacentric height 6.1 ft / 1.9 m
 Roll period: 17.3 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.75
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.07

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.621
 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.28 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 29.07 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
 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:  32.00 ft / 9.75 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
    - Mid (67 %):  26.00 ft / 7.92 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
    - Stern:  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
    - Average freeboard: 23.84 ft / 7.27 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.4 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 181.3 %
 Waterplane Area: 64,278 Square feet or 5,972 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 201 lbs/sq ft or 981 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 1.00
  - Longitudinal: 1.03
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent