Historians often regard the Germaniawerft proposal as the likely winner because its team worked closely with the Dutch procurement side and its construction quality appealed to Dutch buyers. Six double-ended boilers supplied turbines driving three shafts for 38,000 horsepower. The roughly 184-metre ship had a 9.8-inch main belt, a lower belt, heavy protective bulkheads, and at least 6,000 nautical miles of endurance. Its superfiring turrets avoided the wing-turret arrangement considered during the design debate. Close cooperation and a strong paper design still did not guarantee the order, because the Dutch also had to judge whether German yards could deliver on time.
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What the Germaniawerft proposal offered
The likely German favourite combined a defensive armour scheme, 38,000 shaft horsepower, three shafts, and long-range endurance.