User blog comment:Void Samukai/Alaska class discussion post/@comment-10905876-20150621052250/@comment-27822411-20150621053039

To many naval "experts" she is an improved QE class, with the same protection, due to angled belt, and faster speed. She was armoured compare to ships of the era, but by WW2, she was past her prime.

I also compare her to the Iowa class, as both are very similar.


 * Both were large warships


 * Both had similar belt armour (though Iowa had superior deck armour)


 * Both were just faster versions of previous designs: Iowa is a faster SD, and Hood a faster QE


 * Both could do 31+ knots

Design wise, they are similar, and this is why I said that Hood could be a battleship, at least for WW1. For WW2, she should've been converted.