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Preliminary Design Plan for a "Small Battleship" ...
April 23, 1919
Preliminary design plan for a "Small Battleship" (D-11).
The Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair requested
on 8 March 1919 that his staff develop a set of comparative studies
for ships of this type, apparently reflecting his desire to anticipate
a possible need, as early as the 1920 shipbuilding program, for
retrenchment from the large capital ship designs under development
at the time. The "D" series Small Battleship designs,
initiated on 17 March, incorporated the four 16-inch gun armament
and 12 inch side armor specified as an initial baseline for the
type but had a much higher speed of 29 knots. The concept was
not pursued.
This plan provided four 16-inch guns, electric drive machinery,
and a speed of 29 knots in a ship 710 feet long on the waterline,
96 feet 9 inches in beam, and with a normal displacement of 37,000
tons.
Note: The original document was a blueprint (white on
dark blue).
The original plan is in the 1911-1925 "Spring Styles Book".
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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