Yeah, this is actually a never-were of Erikrike. Designed in 1911, and authorized in 1914, but cancelled the same year before being laid down. It was judged that priority should be directed towards ships able to be finished quicker.
Inspiration for this ship comes mainly from the German König class battleship.
After the arrival of the Dreadnought many countries would consider similar designs, even ones as small as Erikrike. In 1908 the latest CDSs was finished, but they would never be able to match the new demands.
Several designs was considered, with calibers from 240-305 mm and deplacement from 10 000-18 000. In the end, the decided design weighted 15 000 tonnes and was armed with ten 240mm/50 in five two-gun turrets, and armour to match. Her speed of 24,4 knots would not be able to keep up with the battlecruisers of the greater navies, but it was the best that could be made within sensible parameters.
In the end, the armoured cruiser, supposed to be named after the saint Erik Jedvardson would be cancelled in favour for designs that would be completed before the Great War's end. This descission would later be questioned, but no similar design would be authorized, then or later.
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Since Erikrike is so small, ships - not even never-weres - can be very large now can they? I've set up some limits in cost and deplacement which I don't want to break to bad, so I have to keep it fairly small.