With the Marine Nationale and Soviet Navy now released it has become redunant for the US having the Sevestapol the UK having the Dunkerque and the Kreigsmarine having the Andrea Doria as their premium battleships.

I think its time for the US, UK and KM to replace the Sevestapol, Dunkerque and Andrea Doria with some battleship classes that were native to US, UK and Germany.

Please Note none of the pictures are mine

Here are some suggestions for new UK and US premium class battleships

US: There are two choices for the US

USS Arkansas BB-33 (Wyoming class)

A dreadnought battleship, Arkansas was laid down on 25 January 1910 at Camden, New Jersey, the Arkansas served in both World Wars.

She was part of the U.S. battleship squadron attached to the British Grand Fleet during World War I, Battleship Division Nine.

During World War II she escorted convoys in the Atlantic and bombarded shore targets during the invasions of Normandy, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

She was sunk by the underwater nuclear test BAKER at Bikini Atoll in 1946.

Durability: 20 000

Normal Displacement: 26,000 t

Max Displacement: 27,680 t)

Length: 171 m

Beam: 28.4 m

R slot Armanent: 6 2x12"/50 mark 7

Advantages: has a total of 12 guns, relatively small

Disadvantes: gun would do light damage, slow

USS Saratoga CC-03 (Lexington class Battlecruiser)

Lexington class battlecruiser 20's version

Lexington class battlecruiser 1940's version

Laid down on 25 September 1920, as Lexington class Battlecruiser #3. at Camden, New Jersey; construction canceled and re-ordered as an aircraft carrier and reclassified CV-3 on 1 July 1922, in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty.

This the Saratoga as she would of had been if she was completed as a battlecruiser.

Durability: 20 400

Normal Displacement: 44,200 t

Max Displacement: 45,354 t

Length: 266.4 m

Beam: 32.1 m

R Slot Armaments:4 2x16"/50 Mark 2

T slots: 10 x 80

Advantages: has 10 T-slots (5 on each side) that can fire a wide varitiy of Dual purpose guns, very fast

Disadvantges: Very big, not as durable as the G3

Unitied Kingdom

HMS Inflexible (G3 Battlecruiser)

 

 

a class of battlecruisers planned by the Royal Navy after the end of World War I in response to naval expansion programs by the United States and Japan.

The four ships of this class would have been larger, faster and more heavily-armed than any existing battleship (although several projected foreign ships would be larger).

The G3s have been considered to be proper "fast battleships" since they were well-balanced designs with adequate protection thanks to them being the first UK battleship design with the 'All or Nothing; armouring sceme.

The G3 design was approved by the Board of Admiralty on 12 August 1921. Orders were placed in October—November, but were suspended later in November with the beginning of the Washington Naval Conference which limited battleship numbers. The orders were cancelled in February 1922 with the ratification of the Washington Naval Treaty

 

Durability: 22 800

Normal Displacement: 49,200 t

Maximum displacement: 54,774 t

Length: 260.9 m

Beam: 32.3 m

R-slot Armament: 3 3x16 Mark1

Advantages: Very durable, Powerful 16 inch guns, Fast for it size,

Disadvantages: Huge (Hood size huge), limited firing arc for rear turret, Blind spot on the rear of the ship, guns are relatively short ranged

 

 

 Kriegsmarine:

Mackensens

A german battlecruiser dating from WW1. It was the last class built by Germany during ww1. the Mackensens was a improved version of the previous Derfflinger class. They featured new 35 cm (13.8 inch) guns, which was more powerful than the 30.5 cm (12 inch) guns used by previouse german capital, but this was a result of a compromise as the Kaiser William II wanted to be armed with 38cm (15inch) guns but the German Admiralty prefered to use the 11".

The Mackensen class also had improved engines that gaved higher top speed and signficantly higher cruising range over the Defflinger class.

The Mackensen and her sister ships construction were halted in 1917 and cancled following the Treaty of Versailes. It formed the basis of the larger and more heavily armed Ersatz Yorck class. The