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Undated Comparative Characteristics Data for "Small Battleship"
Preliminary Designs
Comparative characteristics data for a series of preliminary
designs for a "Small Battleship". 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
early need for retrenchment from the large capital ship designs
under development at the time. Additional designs in the "E"
and "F" series were requested on 10 April, followed
by "G" and "H" series variants with increased
armor protection, on 17 April. The concept was not pursued.
The data table provides technical characteristics for eight different
"Small Battleship" design studies, compared to the
data for battleships Maine (Battleship # 10) and Louisiana
(Battleship # 19), earlier battleships built with two main battery
gun turrets.
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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