As such, they are generally considered the first fast battleships.

The class had a 25-knot (46-km/h) design speed, and they were considered the first fast battleships.

In 1928, an alternate 37,000 ton design emerged as a fast battleship.

Although these original three studies were all fast battleships, the General Board was not definitively committed to the higher maximum speeds.

The second design drastically improved the protection and converted the ships into fast battleships.

Nonetheless, a modern fast battleship could provide a vital point defense against attackers that broke through the fighter screen.

As such, the Queen Elizabeths are generally considered the first fast battleships.

The G3s have been considered to be proper "fast battleships" since they were well-balanced designs with adequate protection.

Now fast enough to accompany Japan's growing carrier fleet, she was reclassified as a fast battleship.

The Japanese response was to plan the construction of eight additional fast battleships in the Kii and the Number 13 classes.