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[edit] full size battleship

I removed the statement the ships were "Not quite the size of a full battleship". With 36,000 tonnes they definitely were as big as contemporary BBs, like the North Carolina or Lord Nelson class. Markus Becker02 23:06, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I've reverted your edit. They were 36,000 tonnes full load, which is considerably smaller than the North Carolina or Nelson classes; they were just 26,500 tons standard compared to 35,000 for both Nelson and North Carolina. North Carolina was over 46,000 tons full load. TomTheHand 23:16, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Still close to the Nelson class´s 34,000/38,000 tons, perhabs we should mention the guncaliber instead of the ship´s size? Even the pre-WW1 Orions had bigger guns. Or the rather thin armour -four inches less that the Nelsons. Markus Becker02 00:29, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

The changes you've made look good to me. TomTheHand 04:47, 7 January 2007 (UTC)