UnitedStates "Never-Were" Designs
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
A carrier based onthe hull of an Omaha Class Scout cruiser.
Originally intendedas a battlecruiser, the Ranger was converted to a carrier earlierin her construction than the Lexington and Saratoga, allowing fora more efficient design.
Basedon the Niagara Class Battlecruisers, the Bunker Hill removes theaft guns in favor of a flight deck and hanger. She would be ableto carry approximately 75 planes when built. Note the off-centerforward turret to counter the weight of the island.
Myidea of an upgraded Yorktown Class carrier with a hurricaneenclosed bow, 5" turrets and a girder deeck edge elevator.Basically a transitional design between the Wasp and Essexclasses.
Based on officialplans for using the hull of an Iowa Class Battleship for acarrier conversion.
Based on adiscussion on the Warship Projects board about a carrier capableof routinely carrying B-25 sized medium bombers.
BATTLESHIPS & BATTLECRUISERS
Based on a design in Freidman's BattleshipDesign book for a small battleship..
A small battleship capable of operations on theGreat Lakes. Its beam and draft are restricted by the widest ofthe Soo Locks in Michigan.
An intermediate Armored Cruiser design betweenthe Tennessee Class and the Brandywine below.
My idea for a predecessor to the LexingtonClass Battlecruisers armed with 12" guns.
A truely bizzare 1912 design for abattlecruiser. 1250 feet long, armed with 8 12" guns.
A fast battleship design, part of the LexingtonClass design process.
Three LexingtonClass battlecruisers were converted to carriers, the other threeremained as battlecruisers, though each looked considerablydifferent. The Constitution was built to the original design. TheUnited States had her lattice masts replaced by tripods. TheConstellation was the most different, with a superstructuresimilar to the carriers, and turreted secondary guns. Their laterrefits would differ as well, with Constitution and Constellationhaving moderate refits, United States a far more comprehensiverebuilding to the severe damage at Pearl Harbor.
My design for afollow on to the Lexington equipped with triple turrets like theSouth Dakota. The Port Royal has turreted secondaries and tripods.
Four designs for a10 gun, 16" Tennessee. The 8 gun Maryland was built instead.
Built after WW1,the South Dakota's were powerfully armed with 12x16" guns.Some were modified with tripod masts in the 1930's while othersretained their lattice masts.
The last SouthDakota, the Montana, was modified in my AH with 8x18" gunsand turreted 6" secondaries.
A fast version ofthe South Dakota.
Designed to seejust how big American battleships could get while still beingable to use the Panama Canal, the "Tillmans" were neverbuilt. As for my timeline, we shall see...
A variant of theTillman design with sextuple 16" turrets. Certainly doesn'tlook too practical!
A later "MaximumBattleship" design.
1933 designs for abattlecruiser. The 12" design was faster, but more poorlyarmed.
Designs for fastbattleships from the early 1930's. The second design is describedas a "Hood Type" battleship.
The "Hood Type"as refitted during WW2.
An "AmericanVanguard" reusing the 12" turrets from the Deleware andFlorida classes for a 33 kt battlecruiser.
The North Carolina class as planned, with quad14" turrets, a single funnel, and 16 5" guns in singleand twin turrets.
North Carolina with four turrets, length andbeam increased.
