1) Are there too many light ships with armored belt? On the corvette, it looks ... strangely
2) Lack of destroyers forces -is very strange. Maritime nations of the 3rd class (such as most of South America) has been actively buying destroyers - a cheap and effective means of defense
1. Those are waterline belts, which were considered sufficent for the time. The corvettes are the oldest ships in the fleet - built with iron hulls in the early 1880s. All the other ships have steel hulls. They're obselete and will be replaced as soon as possible.
2. Destroyers will be a big focus next. Texas will shift to fleet action for a strategy and will need them to protect the larger ships against the torpedo boat threat. You're correct about the South American navies.
When I referenced battleships, I meant the 'dreadnought' types built after 1905, the 'all big-gun' ships.
Destroyers are harder to get right in the Springsharp program, which I use to make sure the designs are feasible. It will take me a little more time to put them together.
I am proud to serve my country, but much prouder to defend any decent, peace-loving people.