Soviet 1937 Light Battleship Project?

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I recently came across this description of Project 25 on the naval weapons sight (http://navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_12-55_B-50.php) under the description of the 305 mm/55 guns of Battlecruiser Stalingrad. I couldn't find anything further on the web and I wanted to know if someone on here had some information on this design, thanks!
 
No, that is the Kronshtadt class Battlecruiser project 69
Project 25 was a light BB the predecessor of it. (The Soviet Navy projected two kinds of capital ships a 305mm armed and a 406mm armed battleship where the smaller one eventually dropped for a much faster vessel becoming a battlecruiser)
There were a number of Project 25 proposals as I've researched:

TTZ Proposal: (1936 March)
Dimensions: Unknown
Displacement: 24.600tons (Standard)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 14.800km
Armour: 200mm Belt, 150mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

Improved TTZ Proposal: (1937 March)
Dimensions: Unknown
Displacement: 35.000tons (Standard)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 14.800km
Armour: 250mm Belt, 125mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

Refined TTZ Proposal: (1937 November)
Dimensions: Unknown
Displacement: 30.900tons (Standard)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 67km/h (36knots)
Range: 11.100km
Armour: 230mm Belt, 100mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

TSKB-1 Proposal: (1937 March)
Dimensions: 243 (oa) x 30,6 x 7,5m
Displacement: 30.900tons (Standard), 37.800tons (Full Load)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 13.000km
Armour: 200mm Belt, 90mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

KB-4 Proposal: (1937 March)
Dimensions: 245 (oa) x 31 x 7,5m
Displacement: 32.090tons (Standard)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 13.000km
Armour: 230mm Belt, 10mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
7x2 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

Final Design: (1937 November-December)
Dimensions: Unknown
Displacement: 36.800tons (Standard), 38.850tons (Full Load)
Engines: 268.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 13.000km
Armour: 250mm Belt, 125mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

The TSKB-1 proposal:
https://imgur.com/rQQr5vQ
View: https://i.imgur.com/rQQr5vQ.png
 
Tzoli said:
No, that is the Kronshtadt class Battlecruiser project 69
Project 25 was a light BB the predecessor of it. (The Soviet Navy projected two kinds of capital ships a 305mm armed and a 406mm armed battleship where the smaller one eventually dropped for a much faster vessel becoming a battlecruiser)
There were a number of Project 25 proposals as I've researched:

TTZ Proposal: (1936 March)
Dimensions: Unknown
Displacement: 24.600tons (Standard)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 14.800km
Armour: 200mm Belt, 150mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

Improved TTZ Proposal: (1937 March)
Dimensions: Unknown
Displacement: 35.000tons (Standard)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 14.800km
Armour: 250mm Belt, 125mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

Refined TTZ Proposal: (1937 November)
Dimensions: Unknown
Displacement: 30.900tons (Standard)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 67km/h (36knots)
Range: 11.100km
Armour: 230mm Belt, 100mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

TSKB-1 Proposal: (1937 March)
Dimensions: 243 (oa) x 30,6 x 7,5m
Displacement: 30.900tons (Standard), 37.800tons (Full Load)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 13.000km
Armour: 200mm Belt, 90mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

KB-4 Proposal: (1937 March)
Dimensions: 245 (oa) x 31 x 7,5m
Displacement: 32.090tons (Standard)
Engines: 240.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 13.000km
Armour: 230mm Belt, 10mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
7x2 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

Final Design: (1937 November-December)
Dimensions: Unknown
Displacement: 36.800tons (Standard), 38.850tons (Full Load)
Engines: 268.000shp Steam Turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 65km/h (35knots)
Range: 13.000km
Armour: 250mm Belt, 125mm Deck
Armaments:
3x3 305mm/55 B-36 Pattern 1937 Cannons
6x2 130mm/50 B-13 Pattern 1936 Guns
4x2 100mm/51 B-24 Pattern 1936 AA Guns
6x4 37mm/67 46-K AA Guns
4x Floatplanes

The TSKB-1 proposal:
https://imgur.com/rQQr5vQ
View: https://i.imgur.com/rQQr5vQ.png
Click to expand...
Wow, that was quick... thanks a lot man, much appreciated.
 
Oh and sorry about that mistake I made. I should have written "under the description of the 305 mm/55 guns of Battlecruiser Kronshtadt" not Stalingrad.
 

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