I do not know which 16A Battleship design you are looking for, there are at least two:
Admirality Design 16A from 1929 as one option for the 1st London Naval Treaty:

Dimensions: 210,92 (wl) x 32,31 x 9,14 meters
Displacement: 35.000tons (Standard)
Engines: 45.000shp Parsons Steam Turbines 2-Shafts
Speed: 43km/h (23knots)
Armour: 114mm over Machinery, 159mm over Magazines Deck, 279mm over Machinery, 330mm over Magazines Belt
Armaments:
4x2 16"/45 BL Mk I Cannons,
6x2 6"/50 BL Mk XXII Guns
4x2 4,7"/45 QF Mk IX DP-AA Guns
6x8 40mm/39 QF Mk VIII Pom-Pom AA Guns
A catapult and 2 Seaplanes, Likely Supermarine Walrus

Imagine a Nelson with evenly spread twin turrets forward and aft and the DP-AA guns in early BD mountings:
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And one of the King George V Class preliminaries, Design 16A-35 from 1935:

Dimensions: 234,7 (wl) x 31,7 x 9,52 meters
Displacement: 35.000tons (Standard), 40.390tons (Full load)
Engines: 112.000shp Parsons Steam Turbines 4-Shafts
Range: 18.500km (10.000nm)
Speed: 56km/h (30knots)
Armour: 56mm over Machinery, 127mm over Magazines Deck, 279mm over Machinery, 305mm over Magazines Belt
Armaments:
3x3 16"/45 BL Mk II Cannons,
10x2 4,5"/45 QF Mk I DP-AA Guns
4x8 40mm/39 QF Mk VIII Pom-Pom AA Guns
4x4 12,7mm/62 MG Mk III AA Guns
A catapult and 4 Seaplanes, Likely Supermarine Walrus
 

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