Possible ships of the USN - post 1899

[KWorld]

Not sure how the SHP restrictions are an issue, myself.  But it makes sense to stay with the lighter 12" gun IF it will get the job done, and to drop it in favor of larger weapons if it won't.

Thing is, we're already starting to see "gun creep", with the German submissions of 35cm guns to the Brazillian and Chilean competitions and the RN working on 13.5" guns (albeit more howitzers than naval guns).

Oh I agree, its an issue.  OTL the German 12/50 and British 13.5/45 (Course the first units using it wernt layed down till 1910) were aproximatly equal however the US 14/45 was a Superior gun to both (but its first units wern't layed down till 1911 if I remember right).  In the Nverse we end up with people using them on ships with 1909 laydowns becasue frankley well they can... hence Gun Creap, I dont honestly know the answer I do know part of the problem is SHP restrictions but honestly we need them (much as I hate to admit that).  I do wish I could figure it out though casue I realy like 12" guns  ;)

I don't know that you'll really be able to avoid it, especially given the over-armoring that's very tempting to do.  Given that the 12"/50 and the 14"/45 techs become available at the same time, you'd need to have a reason to develop the 12"/50 (the US might want to use it as a BC gun, instead of the heavier 14"/45, for instance).

I just would like to see us try to avoid the Gun Creap that happend in N3... was realy annoying to have to laydown 14" ships in 1909 when some of the greatest ships ever built were being layed down with 12/50s OTL (it led to me building several ships I realy didnt like just to keep up).

Haven't decided whether there'll BE Standards in Navalism, yet.  :)

[KWorld]

Here's a USN version of the "fast battleship" concept.

USS Minnesota, United States Battleship laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   19,289 t light; 20,203 t standard; 21,600 t normal; 22,718 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (600.00 ft / 600.00 ft) x 80.00 ft x (26.25 / 27.36 ft)
   (182.88 m / 182.88 m) x 24.38 m  x (8.00 / 8.34 m)

Armament:
      6 - 12.00" / 305 mm 40.0 cal guns - 870.01lbs / 394.63kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      6 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 105.01lbs / 47.63kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      3 raised mounts
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 105.00lbs / 47.63kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1902 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.01lbs / 5.90kg shells, 400 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 7,056 lbs / 3,201 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   402.00 ft / 122.53 m   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Ends:   4.00" / 102 mm   197.98 ft / 60.34 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Upper:   8.00" / 203 mm   402.00 ft / 122.53 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10.0" / 254 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   8.00" / 203 mm   6.00" / 152 mm            -
   3rd:   6.00" / 152 mm         -         4.00" / 102 mm
   4th:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.50" / 64 mm
   Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 12.00" / 305 mm, Aft 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 33,427 ihp / 24,937 Kw = 22.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,515 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   890 - 1,158

Cost:
   £1.960 million / $7.841 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,200 tons, 5.6 %
      - Guns: 1,200 tons, 5.6 %
   Armour: 6,682 tons, 30.9 %
      - Belts: 3,785 tons, 17.5 %
      - Armament: 986 tons, 4.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,610 tons, 7.5 %
      - Conning Towers: 301 tons, 1.4 %
   Machinery: 5,223 tons, 24.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,147 tons, 28.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,311 tons, 10.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 37 tons, 0.2 %
      - Hull below water: 12 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     19,133 lbs / 8,679 Kg = 22.1 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
   Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.6 m
   Roll period: 14.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.24

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.605
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 24.49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   19.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Forward deck:   40.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Aft deck:   27.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Quarter deck:   14.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:      14.69 ft / 4.48 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 107.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 35,106 Square feet or 3,261 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 138 lbs/sq ft or 675 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.01
      - Longitudinal: 1.03
      - Overall: 1.01
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Below-decks miscellaneous weight accounts for 4 submerged broadside 18" 5m wet heater torpedo tubes and 8 reload torpedoes.

Above-decks miscellaneous weight allows for a long-range wireless installation.

[KWorld]

A small AC.

USS Boulder, United States Armored Cruiser laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   5,344 t light; 5,577 t standard; 6,222 t normal; 6,738 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (435.00 ft / 435.00 ft) x 45.00 ft x (22.25 / 23.63 ft)
   (132.59 m / 132.59 m) x 13.72 m  x (6.78 / 7.20 m)

Armament:
      6 - 7.00" / 178 mm 45.0 cal guns - 164.99lbs / 74.84kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.01lbs / 5.90kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
     3 x Twin mounts on side ends, majority forward
      3 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,146 lbs / 520 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   3.00" / 76 mm   421.95 ft / 128.61 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm     13.03 ft / 3.97 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 149 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   5.00" / 127 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   2nd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.25" / 32 mm
   Forecastle: 1.25" / 32 mm  Quarter deck: 1.25" / 32 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 4.00" / 102 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 16,252 ihp / 12,124 Kw = 22.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,161 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   349 - 455

Cost:
   £0.650 million / $2.599 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 264 tons, 4.2 %
      - Guns: 264 tons, 4.2 %
   Armour: 895 tons, 14.4 %
      - Belts: 399 tons, 6.4 %
      - Armament: 162 tons, 2.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 305 tons, 4.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 29 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 2,539 tons, 40.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,609 tons, 25.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 878 tons, 14.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 37 tons, 0.6 %
      - Hull below water: 12 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     2,580 lbs / 1,170 Kg = 15.0 x 7.0 " / 178 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
   Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m
   Roll period: 12.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.510
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.67 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.86 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   2.00 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  14.50 ft / 4.42 m
      - Forward deck:   38.00 %,  14.50 ft / 4.42 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Aft deck:   59.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Quarter deck:   1.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Average freeboard:      10.96 ft / 3.34 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 148.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 77.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,042 Square feet or 1,212 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 88 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 80 lbs/sq ft or 391 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.98
      - Longitudinal: 1.22
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Below-decks miscellaneous weight accounts for 4 18" 5m side mounted submerged torpedo tubes and 12 reload torpedoes.

Above-decks miscellaneous weight allows for a long-range wireless installation.

Twin 3" mountings are atop the 7" turrets.

[Jefgte]

France didnt considers this type of cruiser as interesting in the futur.
The composition of the Marine organized around fighting groups consisting of battleships (12 "guns) and powerful cruisers (10"78 guns). Scouting Forces consist of small light cruisers.

[KWorld]

The USN is frustrated with smaller cruisers.  At least until turbines make a useful appearance, smaller cruisers suffer from being no faster than their bigger brothers, which makes it hard to use them for scouting (oh, look, you found a smoke plume, and it turns out to be an armored cruiser, which is as fast or faster than you are: either you run away and cannot learn more about what's behind it, or it sinks you).

The other thing the USN is trying to do is fill a gap in it's production line.  1902 is likely to be a pause year in USN production, while the new designs from the 1900 class shakedown and reveal their issues.  The USN would like to wait on heavy ship construction until these issues reveal themselves, so fixes can be made to follow-on units.

[Tanthalas]

I feal your Pain Kworld... What I wanted to build got shot down, and now im looking at a hole in production around 1903.  I also would like to build smaller cruisers (I think of them as CLs but they realy arn't as they have some armor), but I just cant justify them when larger cruisers are curently so much more capable.

[KWorld]

I could build these instead of Boulders, but I don't see a good reason to do so.

USS Omaha, United States Protected Cruiser laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   4,382 t light; 4,560 t standard; 5,028 t normal; 5,402 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (400.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 45.00 ft x (19.75 / 20.85 ft)
   (121.92 m / 121.92 m) x 13.72 m  x (6.02 / 6.35 m)

Armament:
      5 - 7.00" / 178 mm 45.0 cal guns - 164.99lbs / 74.84kg shells, 120 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Single mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      1 raised mount aft - superfiring
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      6 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 33.88lbs / 15.37kg shells, 200 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,028 lbs / 466 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   3.00" / 76 mm   400.00 ft / 121.92 m   4.00 ft / 1.22 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   2.00" / 51 mm         -         2.00" / 51 mm

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.25" / 32 mm
   Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.25" / 32 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 14,666 ihp / 10,941 Kw = 22.00 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 842 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   298 - 388

Cost:
   £0.566 million / $2.266 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 268 tons, 5.3 %
      - Guns: 268 tons, 5.3 %
   Armour: 503 tons, 10.0 %
      - Belts: 178 tons, 3.5 %
      - Armament: 33 tons, 0.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 273 tons, 5.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 19 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 2,292 tons, 45.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,287 tons, 25.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 646 tons, 12.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 33 tons, 0.7 %
      - Hull below water: 8 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,833 lbs / 831 Kg = 10.7 x 7.0 " / 178 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.33
   Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 11.9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.495 / 0.504
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.89 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Average freeboard:      10.94 ft / 3.33 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 164.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 79.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 11,939 Square feet or 1,109 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 84 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 75 lbs/sq ft or 367 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.30
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Below-decks miscellaneous weight accounts for 4 18" 5m side mounted submerged torpedo tubes and 8 reload torpedoes.

Above-deck miscellaneous weight supports a long-range wireless installation.

[Tanthalas]

more or less where I ended up for a Colonial cruiser, I used 7.5" guns and I think I ended up at 7500 tons light but yeah same problem The diferance in preformance between them and the Gladius type ACs is just to big.

[Jefgte]

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (400.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 45.00 ft x (19.75 / 20.85 ft)
   (121.92 m / 121.92 m) x 13.72 m  x (6.02 / 6.35 m)

You could probably reSS with 120m / 393.7ft

[KWorld]

more or less where I ended up for a Colonial cruiser, I used 7.5" guns and I think I ended up at 7500 tons light but yeah same problem The diferance in preformance between them and the Gladius type ACs is just to big.

We'll probably be stuck in this spot for a few years, until the turbines start becoming viable engine types.

[KWorld]

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (400.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 45.00 ft x (19.75 / 20.85 ft)
   (121.92 m / 121.92 m) x 13.72 m  x (6.02 / 6.35 m)

You could probably reSS with 120m / 393.7ft

I could, I'm sure, but it wouldn't improve them vs their larger competition.  Shortening them would almost surely drive up their weight, putting them closer in cost to units with the same speed and substantially superior armament and protection.

[KWorld]

A slightly larger Boulder, enlarged to fit better belt armor.

USS Boulder, United States Armored Cruiser laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   5,980 t light; 6,234 t standard; 6,913 t normal; 7,457 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (435.00 ft / 435.00 ft) x 50.00 ft x (22.25 / 23.56 ft)
   (132.59 m / 132.59 m) x 15.24 m  x (6.78 / 7.18 m)

Armament:
      6 - 7.00" / 178 mm 45.0 cal guns - 164.99lbs / 74.84kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      8 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 33.00lbs / 14.97kg shells, 225 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,254 lbs / 569 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   404.55 ft / 123.31 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm     30.43 ft / 9.28 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 143 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   5.00" / 127 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   2nd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.25" / 32 mm
   Forecastle: 1.25" / 32 mm  Quarter deck: 1.25" / 32 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 4.00" / 102 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 17,433 ihp / 13,005 Kw = 22.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,222 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   378 - 492

Cost:
   £0.703 million / $2.811 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 282 tons, 4.1 %
      - Guns: 282 tons, 4.1 %
   Armour: 1,186 tons, 17.2 %
      - Belts: 656 tons, 9.5 %
      - Armament: 160 tons, 2.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 338 tons, 4.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 31 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 2,724 tons, 39.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,752 tons, 25.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 933 tons, 13.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 37 tons, 0.5 %
      - Hull below water: 12 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     3,229 lbs / 1,465 Kg = 18.8 x 7.0 " / 178 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.33
   Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 12.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.509
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.70 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.86 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   5.00 %,  15.50 ft / 4.72 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Forward deck:   45.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Aft deck:   48.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Quarter deck:   2.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Average freeboard:      11.13 ft / 3.39 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 143.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 80.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,492 Square feet or 1,346 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 89 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 83 lbs/sq ft or 403 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.98
      - Longitudinal: 1.22
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Below-decks miscellaneous weight accounts for 4 18" 5m side mounted submerged torpedo tubes and 12 reload torpedoes.

Above-decks miscellaneous weight allows for a long-range wireless installation.

[KWorld]

A possible follow-on to the Nebraska class battleships.

USS Texas, USA Battleship laid down 1903 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   15,664 t light; 16,741 t standard; 17,962 t normal; 18,939 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (529.84 ft / 520.00 ft) x 78.00 ft x (25.00 / 26.13 ft)
   (161.50 m / 158.50 m) x 23.77 m  x (7.62 / 7.96 m)

Armament:
      6 - 12.00" / 305 mm 40.0 cal guns - 870.01lbs / 394.63kg shells, 120 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1903 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      6 - 7.00" / 178 mm 45.0 cal guns - 164.99lbs / 74.84kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1903 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      3 raised mounts
      12 - 7.00" / 178 mm 45.0 cal guns - 164.99lbs / 74.84kg shells, 180 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1903 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.01lbs / 5.90kg shells, 400 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1903 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 8,346 lbs / 3,786 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   275.60 ft / 84.00 m   14.50 ft / 4.42 m
   Ends:   6.00" / 152 mm   244.38 ft / 74.49 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Upper:   8.00" / 203 mm   275.60 ft / 84.00 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      10.0" / 254 mm
   2nd:   10.0" / 254 mm   6.00" / 152 mm            -
   3rd:   6.00" / 152 mm         -         4.00" / 102 mm
   4th:   2.00" / 51 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.50" / 64 mm
   Forecastle: 2.50" / 64 mm  Quarter deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 14.00" / 356 mm, Aft 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 14,860 ihp / 11,086 Kw = 18.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,198 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   775 - 1,008

Cost:
   £1.490 million / $5.961 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,345 tons, 7.5 %
      - Guns: 1,345 tons, 7.5 %
   Armour: 6,407 tons, 35.7 %
      - Belts: 3,428 tons, 19.1 %
      - Armament: 1,277 tons, 7.1 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,408 tons, 7.8 %
      - Conning Towers: 296 tons, 1.6 %
   Machinery: 2,322 tons, 12.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,548 tons, 30.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,299 tons, 12.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 41 tons, 0.2 %
      - Hull below water: 16 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     23,569 lbs / 10,691 Kg = 27.3 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
   Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m
   Roll period: 14.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.51

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.620 / 0.625
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.67 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.80 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 38 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   25.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Aft deck:   33.00 %,  16.50 ft / 5.03 m,  16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Quarter deck:   22.00 %,  16.50 ft / 5.03 m,  16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Average freeboard:      16.98 ft / 5.17 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 123.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 30,223 Square feet or 2,808 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 145 lbs/sq ft or 708 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.54
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Below-decks miscellaneous weight includes provision for 4 18" submerged broadside torpedo tubes with 12 reload torpedoes.

Above-deck miscellaneous weight allows for a long-range wireless installation.

[Jefgte]

You have 6 turrets installed on the centerline.
Difficult to instal engines & boilers.
IMO, hard design for the enginers...

Jef

[KWorld]

Nope, only 3 turrets on the centerline, the 7" mounts are atop the 12" turrets.  Just like on the Nebraskas, or the historical Kearsarges and Virginias (though the historical ships only had 2 12" turrets, vs 3 for the Navalisim ships).