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OC: Birmingham-class

A/N: This was an idea i had for a Male Battleship OC idea for an Azur Lane story based on the anime.

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Class Overview:

Name: Birmingham-class or Vice Admiral-class

Operators: European Naval Forces

Preceded by Admiral-class battlecruiser

Built: 1936–19

In service: 1940–19

In commission: 1940–19

Planned: 4

Completed: 4

Cancelled: 0

Lost: 4

Preserved: 1 (HMS Birmingham was turned into a Shipboy)

General Characteristics:

Type: Battlecruiser

Displacement: 45,470 long tons (46,200 t) (deep load)

Length: 860 ft (262.1 m)

Beam: 104 ft (31.7 m)

Draught: 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m)

Installed power:

< 24 Yarrow boilers

< 144,000 shp (107,000 kW)

Propulsion: 4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines

Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)

Range: 7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

Complement: 820

Armament:

< 4 × twin 15 in (380 mm) guns

< 16 × single 5.5 in (140 mm) guns

< 4 × single 4 in (102 mm) AA guns

< 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour:

< Belt: 8–13 in (203–381 mm)

< Decks: 4–8 in (101–203 mm)

< Barbettes: 15 in (381 mm)

< Turrets: 14–18 in (355–457 mm)

< Conning tower: 12–14 in (304–355 mm)

< Torpedo bulkheads: 0.75–1.5 in (95–114 mm

Ships Of The Line:

1st Ship: HMS Birmingham

Docked in Southampton: November 8, 1941