Moored at the pier being fitted out were two Fast Battleships.
Yes, these were the "Muddy Sea" class Fast Battleships built concurrently with the first batch of the "Province" class.
Although Battleships were no longer the primary capital ships, in terms of cost, the "Muddy Sea" class, which evolved from the "Xu Sea" class, was almost twice that of the "Province" class.
Because they were so expensive, the second batch of construction plans for the "Muddy Sea" class was axed before the outbreak of the great war.
It could be said that precisely because Fast Battleships were so prohibitively expensive, the Imperial Navy began looking for alternatives, leading to the emergence of Long-range Cruisers and Large Cruisers, as well as the modernization of Treaty Type Heavy Cruisers by adding High-altitude Guns to enhance anti-aircraft combat capabilities.
As for combat power, actually, there's not much more to say.
