If the Revenge class had extra turbo machinery and boilers for higher speed, would it weigh about the same as a Queen Elizabeth?
Short answerIt would probably be slightly heavier, but still close because the two classes already had similar deep-load displacements.
NotesExtra boilers and turbine machinery would make a faster Revenge-class battleship somewhat heavier, but probably keep it around the low-to-mid 33,000-ton range. The existing Revenge and Queen Elizabeth classes were already remarkably close in deep-load displacement. Revenge accepted lower speed while using its weight for a stronger armor distribution that was closer to an all-or-nothing scheme. The two designs differed mainly in how they spent similar weight rather than occupying separate size categories.