Editing Florida-class battleship (section)

=== Armor ===

The armor layout was largely the same as in the preceding ''Delaware''-class battleships. The [[belt armor|armored belt]] ranged in thickness from {{cvt|9|to|11|in|0}} in the more important areas of the ship. Casemated guns mounted in the hull had between {{cvt|8|and|10|in|0}} of armor plate.{{sfn|Friedman|1986|pp=113–114}} After modernization, some of the casemated guns were moved to the superstructure;<ref name="USN Florida class" /> these guns were protected with only {{cvt|5|in|0}} of armor. The [[barbette]]s that housed the main gun turrets were armored with between {{cvt|4|and|10|in|0}} of armor; the side portions more vulnerable to shell fire were thicker, while the front and rear sections of the barbette, which were less likely to be hit, received thinner armor to save weight. The gun turrets themselves were armored with {{cvt|12|in|0}} of armor. The conning tower was {{cvt|11.5|in|0}} thick. The armored deck was slightly reduced in thickness, from {{cvt|2|to|1.5|in|0}}.{{sfn|Friedman|1986|pp=113–114}}