Tillman-Maximum-Battleships
Extreme Battleship Design Studies - "Tillman Maximum Battleships" were WWI-era design studies for the largest possible battleships that could use Panama Canal. Up to 24× 16-inch guns in sextuple turrets, or 15× 18-inch guns. 70,000-80,000 tons. Ordered by Senator Tillman to establish "maximum" battleship limits. Navy not seriously interested. Never proceeded beyond paper studies.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 70000+ t
- Displacement (full)
- 80000+ t
- Length
- 975 (Panama Canal limit) ft
- Beam
- 108 (Panama Canal limit) ft
- Crew
- 1700+ (estimated)
- Ships built
- 0 (never built, design studies only)
- Commissioned
- Never
- Decommissioned
- Never proceeded beyond paper
Performance
- Top speed
- 26.5 kn
- Range
- 12000 nm at 10 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 12× 16-inch/50 cal (Design I, 4× triple turrets)
- Secondary guns
- 24× 6-inch guns
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 15-18 inches
In-Game
- Tier
- T6
- Game power
- 175.75
- Research cost
- 139,194
- Credit cost
- 123,025
Notable
- Largest battleship designs ever considered by US Navy
- Up to 24× 16-inch guns in sextuple turrets
- 18-inch gun designs (largest US battleship guns ever planned)
- Limited only by Panama Canal dimensions
- Never proceeded beyond design studies