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Description
Length: 772 feet

Displacement: 48,290 tons

Armament: x22 16 inch guns, x22 5 inch guns, x10 100mm AA artillery cannons, x24 quadruple 20mm AA cannons

The Confederated Kingdoms did not authorize further battleship construction for eight years following their unification, as tight financial restrictions dictated that the newly unified GRCKN focused on rebuilding its fleet in numbers as quickly and economically as possible. It still after all retained a small number of aging battleship designs such as the Honorable and Steadfast classes, which while no longer first rate designs were far from inadequate for local operations. With budget growth coming in 1928, design work was finally authorized. What ultimately resulted after almost a decade of development, and an extensive redesign, was the monumental Saviour class battleship.

With design work commencing in 1928, engineers looked towards the Aerah Stolz and other contemporary designs as parity goals. Without the financial capacity to produce large numbers of warships, naval engineers instead looked towards building the new class with an emphasis on conventional techniques and technologies taken to the pinnacle of their effectiveness; instead of following design trends leaning towards less turrets carrying larger guns, they opted for a drift in the other direction, towards a larger number of already existing fourteen inch pieces.

The resulting design (designated with a hint of grandiosity as "Battleship X" in internal documents) initially seemed quite formidable. Given the concession that the GRCKN would never be able to field enough battleships to achieve parity with rival navies, the philosophy was thus established that Battleship X would need to be capable of sustaining engagements successfully against multiple capitol ships, a challenging order made all the more so by the financial and technical situations at the time. Never the less, the GRCKN was presented with the schematics for Battleship X in 1930. An impressive 740 foot long, eight turret design fielding an astonishing 24 fourteen inch guns, Battleship X struck a note of pride into review assessments as she carred nearly half again as many weapons as all other fielded designs. With her triple funnels providing a distinctive silouette, Battleship X came quite close to seeing the light of day--until news from across the Great Sea cast serious doubts at the design.

With the introduction of the Briesch class and her 18 inch guns in 1930, Battleship X was now flummoxed with the possibility that for as many guns as she carried it was quite plausible that, in a theoretical engagement, the Briesch (and whatever subsequent designs might exist after her given the Aerah naval development's unceasing productivity) would be able to lob shells at ranges beyond the reach of Battleship X's guns. With time estimates for the development of 18 inch guns prohibitive, it was never the less imperative that the Confederated Kingdom's first battleship design be capable of having parity with other designs being fielded. Thus, Battleship X never left the drawing board as conceived; but the configuration of Battleship X strongly influenced its successor.

Thus, the Savior class battleship was submitted for assessment in 1932, being essentially a scaled up variant of the Battleship X design capable for fielding the new 16 inch guns then finishing testing. Assessments showed that, while not quite as damaging as the massive 18 inch guns, the 16 inches held the capability to engage at similar ranges--and given the prodigious quantities fielded by the reworked design, this was more than acceptable to the GRCKN admiral's board. The new ship, soon designated as the Saviour class, shared great similarities with its predecessor and in comparison with the Briesch may be seen as somewhat antiquated in layout given its heritage, what with its secondary argument remaining in barbettes in the hull while other designs opted towards turrets. But given the type's configuration, this allows a clear field of fire for her main guns along all angles, and furthermore as an entirely new design would likely be obsolete prior to launch, go ahead for the more heavily armed and armored Savior class was issued as the first order of action during the 1932 provisioning session. Construction on the first of the three laid down began shortly thereafter--Grandemontes, not being a naval kingdom, declining to purchase a fourth design, but paying keen attention to the process regardless.

The first of these ships, SCK Savior, launched in 1935 and was soon followed by two sister ships. The political prestige of these vessels put further pressure onto Grandemontes to support the Confederated Kingdom's defense, and the matter quickly became a point of embarrassment for the uff de Monteburg's royal heads. By 1938, the kingdom's newfound financial wealth from oil discoveries, combined with growing political pressure, spurred the development of the Grandemonte class cruisers, and development work began shortly thereafter on a one off battleship to fulfill the kingdom's naval obligations.

Savior class battleship--first launched 1935

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Description
Length: 772 feet

Displacement: 48,290 tons

Armament: x22 16 inch guns, x22 5 inch guns, x10 100mm AA artillery cannons, x24 quadruple 20mm AA cannons

The Confederated Kingdoms did not authorize further battleship construction for eight years following their unification, as tight financial restrictions dictated that the newly unified GRCKN focused on rebuilding its fleet in numbers as quickly and economically as possible. It still after all retained a small number of aging battleship designs such as the Honorable and Steadfast classes, which while no longer first rate designs were far from inadequate for local operations. With budget growth coming in 1928, design work was finally authorized. What ultimately resulted after almost a decade of development, and an extensive redesign, was the monumental Saviour class battleship.

With design work commencing in 1928, engineers looked towards the Aerah Stolz and other contemporary designs as parity goals. Without the financial capacity to produce large numbers of warships, naval engineers instead looked towards building the new class with an emphasis on conventional techniques and technologies taken to the pinnacle of their effectiveness; instead of following design trends leaning towards less turrets carrying larger guns, they opted for a drift in the other direction, towards a larger number of already existing fourteen inch pieces.

The resulting design (designated with a hint of grandiosity as "Battleship X" in internal documents) initially seemed quite formidable. Given the concession that the GRCKN would never be able to field enough battleships to achieve parity with rival navies, the philosophy was thus established that Battleship X would need to be capable of sustaining engagements successfully against multiple capitol ships, a challenging order made all the more so by the financial and technical situations at the time. Never the less, the GRCKN was presented with the schematics for Battleship X in 1930. An impressive 740 foot long, eight turret design fielding an astonishing 24 fourteen inch guns, Battleship X struck a note of pride into review assessments as she carred nearly half again as many weapons as all other fielded designs. With her triple funnels providing a distinctive silouette, Battleship X came quite close to seeing the light of day--until news from across the Great Sea cast serious doubts at the design.

With the introduction of the Briesch class and her 18 inch guns in 1930, Battleship X was now flummoxed with the possibility that for as many guns as she carried it was quite plausible that, in a theoretical engagement, the Briesch (and whatever subsequent designs might exist after her given the Aerah naval development's unceasing productivity) would be able to lob shells at ranges beyond the reach of Battleship X's guns. With time estimates for the development of 18 inch guns prohibitive, it was never the less imperative that the Confederated Kingdom's first battleship design be capable of having parity with other designs being fielded. Thus, Battleship X never left the drawing board as conceived; but the configuration of Battleship X strongly influenced its successor.

Thus, the Savior class battleship was submitted for assessment in 1932, being essentially a scaled up variant of the Battleship X design capable for fielding the new 16 inch guns then finishing testing. Assessments showed that, while not quite as damaging as the massive 18 inch guns, the 16 inches held the capability to engage at similar ranges--and given the prodigious quantities fielded by the reworked design, this was more than acceptable to the GRCKN admiral's board. The new ship, soon designated as the Saviour class, shared great similarities with its predecessor and in comparison with the Briesch may be seen as somewhat antiquated in layout given its heritage, what with its secondary argument remaining in barbettes in the hull while other designs opted towards turrets. But given the type's configuration, this allows a clear field of fire for her main guns along all angles, and furthermore as an entirely new design would likely be obsolete prior to launch, go ahead for the more heavily armed and armored Savior class was issued as the first order of action during the 1932 provisioning session. Construction on the first of the three laid down began shortly thereafter--Grandemontes, not being a naval kingdom, declining to purchase a fourth design, but paying keen attention to the process regardless.

The first of these ships, SCK Savior, launched in 1935 and was soon followed by two sister ships. The political prestige of these vessels put further pressure onto Grandemontes to support the Confederated Kingdom's defense, and the matter quickly became a point of embarrassment for the uff de Monteburg's royal heads. By 1938, the kingdom's newfound financial wealth from oil discoveries, combined with growing political pressure, spurred the development of the Grandemonte class cruisers, and development work began shortly thereafter on a one off battleship to fulfill the kingdom's naval obligations.

Savior class battleship--first launched 1935

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