Kearsarge-Class
Superimposed Turrets - Kearsarge-class pioneered superimposed turret design with 8-inch guns mounted atop 13-inch turrets. 2 ships. Innovative but flawed design.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 11540 t
- Displacement (full)
- 12850 t
- Length
- 375.3 ft
- Beam
- 72.2 ft
- Crew
- 554
- Ships built
- 2
- Commissioned
- 1900
- Decommissioned
- 1920
Performance
- Top speed
- 16 kn
- Range
- 5070 nm at 10 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 4× 13-inch/35 cal (2× twin turrets)
- Secondary guns
- 4× 8-inch/35 cal (2× twin superimposed turrets), 14× 5-inch/40 cal
- Torpedoes
- 4× 18-inch tubes
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 16.5
- Deck
- 3
In-Game
- Tier
- T1
- Game power
- 11.8
- Research cost
- 260
- Credit cost
- 8,260
Notable
- First US battleships with superimposed turrets
- Two-story turret design (8-inch on top of 13-inch)