I've added the battleships BB-27 through 32, that is the Michigan to the Wyoming. That is a total of 6 battleships and some backstory to go along. My design for the Wyoming is the Fore River design that would be the inspiration for the design of the Rivadavia.
I am unsure as to whether I want to commit to turbines this early. The real US Navy did not. If you remove a few hundred tons, and make some small streamlining to the engines and boilers, you can easily get 1 knot more top speed.
I've added the USS New Hampshire in 1914, and the all new South Carolina as she appeared in 1910 and 1914 with some backstory explaining why she was so different from the previous ships.
I've added the Mississippi in 1910 and 1914 and the New Hampshire in 1908 and 1910. I've also added some story to the ships, and their respective yearly renditions.
It is true that the pre-dreads had turreted 8 in guns and casemated 7 in guns, but I borrowed the 6 in guns from the armored cruisers that were being commisioned at the same time. I had thought about using the 5 inch gun early, but decided that since the period correct gun would be 6 inch guns. 7 in...
In this AU/Personal drawing quest I want to redo the entire US dreadnought line from the ground up. In real life the US navy was heavily restricted by Congress. The congress feared the increasing costs of American battleships, and as such, they were often a repetition of the former (Delaware/Florida...
All drawings related to the South Carolina, Delaware and North Dakota have been updated. I have added the USS Utah as demilitarized in 1930 and finished the USS Wyoming as she appeared in 1912.
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