The two "Richelieu"s and the two "Dunkerque"-class battleships totaled of battleship tonnage. The four destroyers were arrayed ahead of the two battleships. The of 16-inch battlecruisers and the of 18-inch battleships were cancelled. The four "Orion"-class dreadnought battleships, , , , and , were the first British super-dreadnoughts. The amendment authorized three new battleships and two light cruisers. At 06&colon;35, it reported eight battleships and cruisers heading north. This led to an engagement between the battleships and cruisers and the forts. Only four shipyards in Germany had slipways large enough to build the six new battleships. She was the third of four completed ships of the of battleships. The calibre of the main armament on large battleships was typically . These were able to penetrate the lightly armored decks of the old battleships. She was subsequently scuttled after being rendered a burning wreck by two British battleships. She was the lead ship of the of battleships. Kurita had begun the battle with five battleships. Halsey intended Mitscher to make air strikes followed by the heavy gunfire of Lee's battleships.