Tillman Maximum Battleships
| Specifications | ||||||||||
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| Tillman I | Tillman II | Tillman III | Tillman IV | Tillman IV-1 | Tillman IV-2 | South Dakota class | Iowa class | Montana class | Nimitz class | |
| Design | 13 Dec 1916 | 13 Dec 1916 | 13 Dec 1916 | 29 Dec 1916 | 30 Jan 1917 | 30 Jan 1917 | 8 Jul 1918 | 9 Jun 1938 | 6 Feb 1940 | 1960s |
| Displace- ment |
70,000 tons | 70,000 tons | 63,500 tons | 80,000 tons | 80,000 tons | 80,000 tons | 43,200 tons | 45,000 tons | 70,000 tons | 98,500 tons |
| Length | 975 feet | 660 feet | 860 feet | 921 feet | 1092 feet | |||||
| Beam | 108 feet | 106 feet | 108 feet | 121 feet | 134 feet | |||||
| Draft | 32.75 feet | 32.75 feet | 36 feet | 36 feet | 38 feet | |||||
| Speed | 26.5 knots | 26.5 knots | 30 knots | 25.2 knots | 25.2 knots | 25.2 knots | 23.5 knots | 33 knots | 28 knots | 30+ knots |
| Main Battery |
12 16"/50 in four triple turrets | 24 16"/50 in four 6-gun turrets | 12 16"/50 in four triple turrets | 24 16"/50 in four 6-gun turrets | 13 18"/50 in five twin and one triple turret | 15 18"/50 in five triple turrets | 12 16"/50 in four triple turrets | Nine 16"/50 in three triple turrets | 12 16"/50 guns in four triple turrets | air wing |
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