Editing Tennessee-class battleship (section)

===Armor===
Their main [[armored belt]] was {{cvt|8|–|13.5|in|0}} thick and was approximately {{cvt|18|ft}} wide, half of which was above the waterline. The thicker armor protected the ships' vitals, including the ammunition magazines and propulsion machinery spaces, extending from the forwardmost [[barbette]] to the aftmost barbette; the stern received lighter armor plating. Both ends of the main belt were capped by armored transverse [[bulkhead (partition)|bulkheads]] that were 13.5&nbsp;in thick. The main armored deck was up to {{cvt|3.5|in|0}} thick, and it was connected to the top of the main belt, running between the transverse armored bulkheads. A second armor deck that was {{cvt|2.5|in|0}} thick was placed below the main deck; further aft, where it constituted the only horizontal protection, it increased in thickness to 5&nbsp;in. On the ships' bows, the lower armor deck was increased to 3&nbsp;in.{{sfn|Friedman 1986|p=117}}{{sfn|Cracknell|pp=201–202}}

The main battery gun turrets had {{cvt|18|in|0}} thick faces, {{cvt|10|in|0}} thick sides, {{cvt|9|in|0}} rears, and {{cvt|5|in|0}} roofs; [[teak]] backing was used to cushion the structures from shell impacts. The turrets were mounted atop {{cvt|13|in|0}} barbettes. Their [[conning tower]]s had {{cvt|16|in|0}} thick sides with {{cvt|6|in|0}} thick roofs. The armored [[coaming]]s for the funnel uptakes were 9&nbsp;in thick.{{sfn|Friedman 1986|p=117}}{{sfn|Cracknell|p=202}}