Many of us here have a guilty pleasure. The thought of an armored leviathan raining death and destruction at points somewhere over the horizon. Who, besides economists and peaceniks doesn't love the battleship. Nothing says get lost quite like a 16"/50 or could kick in the doors like the 18"/45.
Yes, this is the battleship wank. The Wright brothers made so much money building bicycles they never made it to Kitty Hawk. So no Aircraft Carriers and those annoying insects that they carry around with them. Starting with the construction of the H.M.S. Dreadnought and moving forward, the sky is the limit. L20, L24, N3, H, Montana class, all the designs that never were built but would have totally kicked ass if they had. All ideas are welcome, just show who would have built it, when and why. Be specific, drawings, diagrams and technical specs are perfectly welcome. 20" squeeze bore with rocket assist. Sounds cool. Nuke powered Battlecruiser that you could use to water ski, speed is armor right, just don't tell Greenpeace. As I said all ideas welcome. Washington Naval treaty, I don't know what that is.
So lets have some fun and perhaps blow some stuff off the map in the process.