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USS South Dakota I final design

This picture born for my small naval fiction (therefore the Vermont name) ,to depict the South Dakota's likely appearance in 1942 based on the real Tennessee and Colorado class conversions. That's my guess, so feel free to comment with ideas.

Technical data:

Design displacement: 43,200 tons

Dimensions: 684 X 106 X 33 feet / 208 X 32 X 10 meters

Armament: Main: 12 X 16"/50 (406mm L/50) Mark 2 Arrangement: 3-3-A-3-3

Secondary: (original) 16 X 6"/53 (152mm L/53) Mark 12,14,15 Arrangement: 12 in single casemates,

4 in single open mountings

Torpedo tubes: 2-21" underwater

Armor: Belt: 13.5"-8" (~343mm-203mm) Deck: 70lb STS + 70 lb STS + 50 lb splinter deck (40lb~1 inch)

Barbettes: 13.5"-4.5" Gunhouses: 18"/5"/10"-9" (457mm/127mm/252mm)

Propulsion: 60,000 shp turbo electric plant for a max speed of 23 knots

Endurance: 8,000 miles at 10 knots