Is it just me or does it seem a bit "stubby"? I'd like to see it with a longer, finer hull myself.
Actually, it is exactly the same size as the Colorado class. As for a longer version of this class, you'll have to wait on that as the follow-up class to this, the "Stella Maris" class, is a bit longer, which I haven't really gotten much beyond the hull and basic upperworks yet.
On your BB, which, btw, looks pretty cool to me, I'd replace the uppermost, third whaler with a smaller barcasse or similar. also, a ship of that size/era, would surely carry, at least two, if not four or five motorboats of different types! And I can see space for such items too!
Do you mean aft, on either side of the spotting top mast? Also, there are smaller boats between the funnels which you could see from a top view but not so much from the side. But, I can see your point about mixing the selection of boats up a bit more.