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I know very little about the spec of this vessel other than the tonnage, year of design and purpose of design.

This ship is closely related to the 1917 Tillman design project:
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The goal of the design is to see how much Battleship you can squeeze in the Panama locks.

But this one was designed in the late thirties hence her tower resembling that of the reconstructed New Mexico Class battleships.
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I see this ship as a New Mexico battleship on Hardcore Steroids.

Anyways.
what makes this vessel so elusive is that it was designed in an era where the maximum tonnage of battleship was capped at 35,000 tons (The Washington and London Naval treaties).
This beast is 45,000 tons overweight.
I've seen US designs in the 30s but this was the biggest.

Another aspect what makes this vessel noteworthy is it's gun caliber.
It sports the largest gun of any American ship I know of (20 Inch Guns).

But I just have one curious question regarding this vessel.
How do you stabilize a vessel that's armed with 8 x 20 inch guns that's nearly 1000 ft in lenght but has a maximum beam of 110 ft.
The unusually high position of the secondary armament doesn't help stabilization either.

Description
I know very little about the spec of this vessel other than the tonnage, year of design and purpose of design.

This ship is closely related to the 1917 Tillman design project:
[link]
The goal of the design is to see how much Battleship you can squeeze in the Panama locks.

But this one was designed in the late thirties hence her tower resembling that of the reconstructed New Mexico Class battleships.
[link]
I see this ship as a New Mexico battleship on Hardcore Steroids.

Anyways.
what makes this vessel so elusive is that it was designed in an era where the maximum tonnage of battleship was capped at 35,000 tons (The Washington and London Naval treaties).
This beast is 45,000 tons overweight.
I've seen US designs in the 30s but this was the biggest.

Another aspect what makes this vessel noteworthy is it's gun caliber.
It sports the largest gun of any American ship I know of (20 Inch Guns).

But I just have one curious question regarding this vessel.
How do you stabilize a vessel that's armed with 8 x 20 inch guns that's nearly 1000 ft in lenght but has a maximum beam of 110 ft.
The unusually high position of the secondary armament doesn't help stabilization either.