Originally Posted by gunnut

Dreadnaught had a much larger problem than most people realized. Her main armor belt sat below the waterline because she was overweight.

The first "perfect" dreadnaught was the IJN Kongo. All 8 of her 14" guns were housed in centerline turrets. She was fast and well protected. Royal Navy scrapped the remainder of their Lion class design and adopted a modified Kongo design.

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