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Published: 2019-07-05 13:33:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 1731; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 7
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this is one of the many North Carolina class preliminary designs drawn drawn up throughout the course of the mid to late 1930s, this particular one scheme C along with scheme B, have always been my favourite out of the bunch.:General specifications:
Displacement: 36,800 tons standard, 39,2730 full load
Length: 171.82 m (759 ft)
Beam: 32 m (104 ft)
Draft: 10 m (33 ft)
Installed power: (not known)
Speed as built: 30 knots (34 mph; 56 km/h)
2-4x Seaplanes
:Armament:
4 x twin 16"/50 Mark 1
6 x triple 5"/36 Mark 23
4 x quad 1.1"/75 Mark 1
:Armour:
Deck 5.2 inches max
Belt 13.2 inches
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Comments: 4
yes that is one of the reasons why the boilers were placed very far back in the ship, and also most likely to help with weight compensation to try and get the ship passed the Washington naval treaty battleship tonnage limit
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that's understandable, a lot of the North Carolina preliminary designs are pretty bizarre
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