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Tiger-derived Lexington battlecruisers in 1915

A 1915 American order for Tiger-protected, 16-inch Lexingtons would produce larger long-range ships that might finish before the war ended.

BattlecruisersHMS Tiger (1913)Lexington Class BattlecruisersShip DesignUS Navy
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Question

What if Congress ordered Tiger-derived Lexingtons with Tiger-level protection and 16-inch guns in 1915?

Short answer

They would be formidable and probably larger, with a chance of completion by the end of the First World War.

Notes

A hypothetical American battlecruiser with Tiger's protection and 16-inch guns would become especially large if it retained the Lexingtons' long-range cruising requirement. The combination promises a powerful ship, although no detailed displacement or performance estimate is given. Ordering early in 1915 matters because construction might finish before the First World War ended. That completion date remains conditional on how early the order was placed.