Photo #: S-584-095
Battleship 1917 ... March 20, 1916
A preliminary design for a battleship to be funded in Fiscal
Year 1917, sent on 28 March 1916 to the Navy Department as one
of six alternatives for consideration for construction subsequent
to the Tennessee (Battleship No.43) design. This design
closely followed the Tennessee in size and speed, differing
in having twin 16-inch gun turrets in place of triple 14-inch
gun turrets of similar weight. This approach provided the quickest
way to improve the Tennessee class design and was selected
by the Secretary of the Navy on 22 August 1916 for what became
the Colorado (Battleship No.45) class.
This plan provided eight 16-inch guns, electric drive machinery,
and a speed of 21 knots in a ship 600 feet long on the waterline,
97 feet 6 inches in beam, and with a normal displacement of 32,400
tons.
Note: The original document was a blueprint (white on
black).
The original plan is in the 1911-1925 "Spring Styles Book".
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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