TzoliDesign V was the fifth in the series proposed for Jellicoe for a new construction battlecruiser. This design is much better looking warship both armament and ship size wise. The hull is just a few meters shorter to that of design 2 and uses the same powerplant but the larger turrets meant that even with 3 turrets the hull got only 3meters shorter. If the Admiralty would had been considered the 18" gun this ship would be a likely candidate for construction having some 800tons lighter than Design 3 which was chosen for further development. You can see this proposal if you will a Hoodified Renown with 18" turrets.
The design had the following characteristics:
Dimensions: 237,74 (pp) x 250,05 (wl) x 253 (oa) x 31,7 x 7,62 meters
Displacement: 35.500tons (standard)
Armour: 203mm belt at 10°incline, 25mm over Machinery, 38mm over Magazines deck, 38-38mm slopes.
Engines: 120.000shp Parsons Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Range: 14.200km at 30km/h (7.600nm at 16knots)
Speed: 56km/h (30knots)
Armaments:
3x2 18"/40 (457mm/40) BL Mark I Cannons,
12x1 5,5"/50 (140mm/50) BL Mark I Guns,
2x1 3"/42 (76mm/45) QF HA Mark I AA Guns,
2x1 53cm Underwater Torpedo Tubes
Official documents:
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