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Viribus Unitis Preliminary Project II

By the spring of next year, the first drafts were made. In February 1909, MTK presented the first, followed by 7 versions of STT Popper in March. Of the total of 8 plans, 5 were equipped with ten, 2 equipped with eight and 1 equipped with 12 main guns. The MTK designed it's ship with triple expansion engines while STT used the modern Parsns steam turbine propulsion units. The plans had an important common feature: none of them were similar to later-built battleships.
The MTK commented on the plans on April 14, 1909 and, according to their report, the plans were divided into three groups:
The first group consisted of 8x main gun and 19cm secondary gun armed versions (2),
the second group was the 12x main gun armed version, (1)
and the third group was the 10x main gun armed versions (5).

Data on the design:
Design date: 1909/10
Dimensions: 151,5 (wl) x 26 x 8,6m
Displacement: 20.000tons (standard)
Engines: 25.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 38km/h (20,5knots)
Armour: 48mm Deck, 230mm Belt
Armaments:
4x2 30,5cm/50 Skoda K09 Cannons,
4x2 19cm/50 Skoda K09 Guns,
20x1 10cm/50 Skoda K10 Casemated Guns,
2x1 7cm/50 Skoda K10 Guns,
4x1 53cm Torpedoes