Alliance?

[Desertfox]

Alliance and Constitution as finished. Constitution will gain an extra 2 knots but at the cost of unreliable turbines. Sustained operations over 22kts bring the risk of a major engineering failure. Its good storyline material.

Constitution class, New Switzerland Battlecruiser laid down 1901 (Engine 1905)

Displacement:
   14,724 t light; 15,473 t standard; 18,183 t normal; 20,351 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   550.00 ft / 550.00 ft x 70.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load)
   167.64 m / 167.64 m x 21.34 m  x 8.84 m

Armament:
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 900.00lbs / 408.23kg shells, 1901 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1901 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1901 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (2x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1901 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1901 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 5,424 lbs / 2,460 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   350.00 ft / 106.68 m   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Ends:   4.00" / 102 mm   200.00 ft / 60.96 m   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Upper:   4.00" / 102 mm   250.00 ft / 76.20 m   4.00 ft / 1.22 m
     Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      10.0" / 254 mm
   2nd:   4.00" / 102 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 42,262 shp / 31,527 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 4,878 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   782 - 1,017

Cost:
   £1.563 million / $6.251 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 660 tons, 3.6 %
   Armour: 4,746 tons, 26.1 %
      - Belts: 2,161 tons, 11.9 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1,006 tons, 5.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,519 tons, 8.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 60 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 3,522 tons, 19.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,676 tons, 31.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,459 tons, 19.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 0.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     20,290 lbs / 9,203 Kg = 23.5 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
   Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.3 m
   Roll period: 14.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.52

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.570
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.86 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      27.00 ft / 8.23 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Mid (50 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Stern:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.83 ft / 6.35 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 134.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 27,378 Square feet or 2,543 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 128 lbs/sq ft or 625 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.83
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

[P3D]

Costitution won't gain any extra knots. You did got the corresponding turbine tech only in 1905. So she is both unreliable and can do only 24 knots.
Well, that's some double entendre...

And Alliance was laid down in 1905, and will be finished 1906/2.

[Desertfox]

Thats exacly what I said. She has unreliable turbines and can only do above 22kts by pushing them to the limit. As for Alliance going by Ithekro's idea she would be layed down in 1902 finished 1904, otherwise I can make her much better (25kts, more armor, more stuff) and I prefer her with unreliable turbines.