You have no idea how little I want to say this... but that's not
Alsace. She was to have nine guns. It's little known outside French sources, but Darlan
rejected this design.
40.000tons standard, 45.500tons normal
252 x 35
9x380 in triples 2 fore 1 aft
9x152 in triples 1 fore 2 aft
16x100 in duples amidships
1 catapult on the fantail with 2 aircraft
170.000hp for 31knts
Armour slightly better than Richelieu with 330mm belt and 180mm deck.
No builder's plans were ever issued, but she was also supposed to have the "zenith" 37mm gun capable of firing in a 90-degree upwards cone (but no lower!)
Here is the very basic set of deck layouts we have: the first design was picked in April of 1940, according to French sources. The deciding factor for Admiral Darlan was French building and dock infrastructure.
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/bk/NWS/Marine ... signs.html