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North Carolina Preliminary Scheme A 1934-35

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I've been asked to make some of the numerous prelimianry design studies eventually leading to the North Carolina class Battleships
This is the first on the list leading to that class featuring a modified Nelson style all forward armament but with all superfiring turrets where all turrets could fire forward at a minimum angle of 4,5-5 degrees with a calibre of 14"/50 Mark B / Mark 13 Cannons. Secondary armament are considered the standard 5"/38 Mark 12 but in triple turrets, engine room arrangement also out of ordinary as all the boiler rooms located at the aft behind the turbine rooms, and on the extreme aft two seaplane catapult on a superfiring arrangement. The bridge is reminiscent of the British Nelsons.

The design had the following characteristics:
Dimensions: 216,41 wl x 31,09 x 8,7m
Displacement: 32.450tons (standard), 35.615 (maximum)
Armour: 114mm Deck, 292mm Belt
Engines: 160.000shp 4 shafts
Speed: 56km/h (30knots)
Armaments: 
3x3 14"/50 (351mm) Cannons
4x3 5"/38 (127mm) DP-AA Guns
4x4 1,1"/75 (28mm)
2-4x Seaplanes (I've choose Vought O5U)

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Alfredo555's avatar
Sorry. My english is very poor.

Dear Tzoli: Do you have any graphic information about the preliminary designs of the Austrian Radetzky class? There were monocalibres versions. Thank you very much.