The N3 layout is unappealing, although its 18-inch gun prompts a working hypothesis about a proposed HMS Agincourt. In this reconstruction, Agincourt may have resembled a Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleship armed with 18-inch weapons. The hypothesis remains research in progress for a paper and should not be treated as established design history.
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N3's 18-inch gun and the Agincourt design hypothesis
The N3's heavy armament leads into a research hypothesis that a proposed HMS Agincourt would have resembled an 18-inch-gunned Queen Elizabeth class.