HMS Dreadnought
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HMS Dreadnought was a Royal Navy battleship, the design of which revolutionised naval power. The ship's entry into service in 1906 represented such an advance in naval technology that her name came to be associated with an entire generation of battleships, the Dreadnoughts, as well as the class of ships named after her. Likewise, the generation of ships she made obsolete became known as pre-dreadnoughts. Admiral Sir John "Jacky" Fisher, First Sea Lord of the Board of Admiralty, is credited as the father of Dreadnought. Shortly after he assumed office in 1904, he ordered design studies for a battleship armed solely with 12 in (305 mm) guns and a speed of 21 knots. He convened a Committee on Designs to evaluate the alternative designs and to assist in the detailed design work.
1906
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beam 25 metre, length 160.6 metre, speed 21 knot, draft 8 metre, British 18 inch torpedo, BL 12 inch Mk X gun, QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun,
Royal Navy, HMNB Portsmouth, 
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Battleships of the Royal Navy Pre-1914 Q67386
H.M.S. Dreadnought
The Royal Navy's revolutionary HMS Dreadnought, which gave its name to the type.
HMS Dreadnought a Portsmouth - 1910 a
HMS Dreadnought a Portsmouth - 1910 b| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Drachinifel page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | Battleships of the Royal Navy Pre-1914 Q67386 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | H.M.S. Dreadnought | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Royal Navy's revolutionary HMS Dreadnought, which gave its name to the type. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Dreadnought a Portsmouth - 1910 a | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Dreadnought a Portsmouth - 1910 b | Commons | ||
