A preliminary sketch, attached to the design staff's memo of 19 September 1913, showed one turret was placed forward, one amidships, and two in a superfiring pair aft, although the contemporary Journal of United States Artillery suggests the turrets would have been mounted in two superfiring pairs, forward and aft. The turrets weighed , and were electrically trained and hydraulically elevated.
A preliminary design sketch from September 1913 showed one turret positioned forward, one amidships, and two in a superfiring pair at the rear. However, the Journal of United States Artillery suggests that the turrets would have been mounted in two superfiring pairs, one forward and one aft. The turrets weighed , and were electrically trained and hydraulically raised.