Austro-Hungarian Project II Battlecruiser Design

In mid 1917 the MTK (Marinetechnische Komitee - Naval Technical Committee), Pola prepared a new battlecruiser design: Project II.
The Project II based heavily on the previous Project I design, using the same hull and secondary armament but increasing the main gun calibre from 35cm to 38cm in 3 twin turrets.

Choice over the increased calibre might be the result of the early studies based on the results of the battle of Jutland and the knowledge of the new generation of German Battlecruisers (Ersatz Yorck) and then under construction Battleships (Bayern) which to be armed with 38cm cannons. On the other hand the KuK Kriegsmarine might had accessed knowledge about the newly introduced warships of the Royal Navy, the Queen Elizabeth and Revenge class battleships as well as the Renown class battlecruisers which all carried 15" / 381mm cannons, it is also likely that the increased calibre is the result of the new Italian fast battleships laid down at that time: the Francesco Caracciolo class which too would had carried 381mm cannons.

Basically Project II is a modified Project Ia, replacing the triple turrets with twins but putting the 2nd turret between the two boiler rooms to increase survivability of the engine rooms.
You can think of this design as the Austro-Hungarian Renown though better in every aspect except the same firepower

The design(s) had the following characteristics:
Dimensions: 220 (wl) x 29 x 8,65m
Displacement: 30.000tons (standard), 34.000tons (full load)
Armour: 40mm Deck, 225mm Belt
Engines: 100.000shp Danubius Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 56km/h (30knots)
Range: 14.800km at 28km/h (8.000nm at 15knots)
Armaments:
3x2 38cm/45 Skoda K17 Cannons
18x1 15cm/50 Skoda K10 Guns
12x1 9cm/45 (88mm) Skoda K12 Guns
6x1 9cm/45 (88mm) Skoda K16 AA Guns
6x1 53cm Underwater Torpedo tubes

The original drawings can be found here:
http://www.viribusunitis.ca/images/predesign2-large.jpg
http://www.viribusunitis.ca/predesigns.html

Or here together with a small history on them:
https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2017/12/20/austria-hungarys-naval-building-projects-1914-1918-cruisers-2/

And finally based on the naming conventions of the German and Austro-Hungarian navies, the name of the class most likely be Ersatz Kaiser Karl or Ersatz Maria Theresia the two oldest armoured cruisers of the KuK navy.