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Montana class Battleship Final Design

Here is a treat for you guys, the Montana class Battleships in their known final design from 1941, and with a possible AA layout from 1945 with numerous 40mm Bofors and 20mm Oerlikon AA guns.
The final design was BB67-4 from mid late 1941 and the last known version we have data on to be built.
Due to the AA orientation I've removed the two cranes (located at both sides of the 2nd funnel where the twin Boforses are located) and removed the boat stowage between the funnels and replaced them with the Iowa style Bofors pack of 3-3 quad mounts.

The designs had these characteristics:
Dimensions: 271,27 (wl) x 35,96 x 10,97m
Displacement: 60.500tons (standard), 70.965tons (full load)
Armour: 157mm deck and 400mm belt over machinery and magazines
Engines: 172.000shp General Electric Steam Turbines, 6 shafts
Speed: 52km/h (28knots)
Range: 27.800km at 28km/h (15.000nm at 15knots)
Armaments:
4x3 16"/50 (406mm) Mark 7 Cannons,
10x2 5"/52 (127mm) Mark 16 Guns,
Large number of 40mm Bofors and 20mm Oerlikon guns, I've choosen:
27x4, 4x2 40mm/56 Mark 1/2 AA Guns,
38x2 20mm/70 Mark 4 AA Guns
2x Seaplanes, I've chosen EDO OSE