The following bulletin is a translation from Marineblad, 26th year 1911 / 1912, number 10 and Marine Rundschau 23th year February 1912.
M. Lorenzo d’Adda, his most eminent Italian engineer, has already on several occasions published in Moniteur de la Flotte his visions for the construction of battleships. He is known to be a supporter of displacement reduction and a hearty proponent of revolver turrets.
Here are the particulars and sketch of a battleship of this engineer’s hand.
Displacement: 16.000 ton, Length: 150 meter, Beam: 25 meter.
Armament: 12 cannons 30,5 cm L46, 16 cannons 12 cm L50.
Protection: 30 cm belt, 20 cm sides, 30 cm turrets, 20 cm casemates.
Motors for 6 shafts, 12 cylinders for each shaft thus 72 cylinders of 333 HP per cylinder or 24.000 HP total.
Speed 22 knots.
Weights:
6400 ton 40% hull
3100 ton 19,2% armament
3900 ton 24,4% armour
1600 ton 10% motors
1000 ton 6,3% oil
16000 ton total.
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