Three approaches to a 1919 British station cruiser

How should the Royal Navy design a 1919 cruiser for fleet scouting and distant-station flagship duties?

The proposals range from a twelve-gun 9.2-inch armoured cruiser to an enlarged Hawkins and faster eight- or nine-gun alternatives.

The requirement combines fleet scouting with distant-station flagship duties in a ship entering service in 1919. Alex Clarke proposes about 15,000 tons, twelve 9.2-inch guns in four triple turrets, and 5.5-inch dual-purpose secondaries. He wants enough completed ships to influence the subsequent treaty standard. Foxo starts from Hawkins, lengthening the hull and doubling the 7.5-inch guns in twin turrets, with four quadruple torpedo mountings. Another proposal uses eight or nine 9.2-inch guns, about 33 knots, and 4.7-inch dual-purpose secondaries. Its alternatives include four twin turrets, a conventional nine-gun layout, and three triple turrets forward in a small Nelson arrangement. The torpedo battery rises from twelve to sixteen tubes in the all-forward proposal. The designs differ over hull size, armament arrangement, and how much development the 1919 deadline permits.