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To: PzLdr
KG V class?

Believe so.

The Royal Navy, still the largest in the world in September 1939, included: 15 Battleships & battlecruisers, of which only two were post-World War 1. Five 'King George V' class battleships were building.

http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignRoyalNavy.htm

7 posted on 02/16/2009 7:57:59 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Then they’re probably DUKE OF YORK and PRINCE OF WALES.


8 posted on 02/16/2009 8:00:24 AM PST by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson; PzLdr
KG V class?

Believe so.

No Lion class (never completed) - kept getting redesigned in light of war experience Started out in 1940 at 46,400 ton deep load. Just 800 tons war additions to the design increased the draft to more than the 34' Suez Canal limit. That called for increasing the beam, which pushed the weight to 48500. Since the design had to be modified anyway more tweaking was done and by Jan 1942 it was at 49350 tons.

As it was obvious a major redesign was needed, the 1942 requirements pushed the deep load up to 56,500 tons.

And the final design 'B" In 1945 worked out at 69,140 deep load (59,100 standard) - And when they started the project in the mid 30s, it was to the original Washington Treaty limit of 35,000 standard


26 posted on 02/16/2009 9:16:14 AM PST by Oztrich Boy ( As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities. - D)
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