Ersatz Monarch Project V

With Project I modified (as Project V) in February of the next year with partially reduced poop deck (Which might be more of a partially reduced quarter or aft deck as poop deck was not used on any modern capital ships! ) to reduce the displacement of the design after more accurate calculations were done. Another unique traits of these proposals are the usage of twin casemates required by the specified large amount of secondary guns on a limited hull length. Further investigations in the twin casemate design while featured better gun placements on a limited hull the actual technical difficulties of placing two guns in a single casemate as well as the issues of reloading and rotating the mount resulting of rejection of the idea. (Note: Twin casemates were offered by STT (Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino - Technical Establishment of Trieste) for the Viribus Unitis class as well in 1909! as shown by official papers)

The 7,5cm/50 gun was a new development which did not entered production but it was in par with the other navies 76mm or 3” guns used mostly for Anti-Torpedo Boat, Anti-Destroyer and Anti-Air weaponry and would had provided better protection for the ships than the previous 7cm (66mm) guns. Later the 7,5cm L/30 K16 gun developed by Skoda was used onboard submarines, destroyers (Warasdiner, Huszár class) and gunboats as AA guns and might had been developed from this earlier 7,5cm gun.

Data on the Design:
Dimensions: 161 (wl), 162,2 (oa) x 27,6 x 8,4m
Displacement: 22.000tons (standard)
Engines: 28.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 39km/h (21knots)
Armour: 300mm Belt, 63mm Deck
Armaments:
4x3 30,5cm/45 Skoda K10 Cannons,
6x2,10x1 15cm/50 Skoda K10 Casemated Guns,
24x1 7,5cm Skoda K13 Guns
6x1 53cm Underwater Torpedo tubes