The slower Americans didn’t lay down South Carolina (which would carry eight twelve-inch guns in four twin turrets) until December 1906, about the time that HMS Dreadnought entered service.

Dreadnought, on the other hand, rendered the previous battleships of the world obsolete at a stroke. Displacing 18,200 tons, it carried ten twelve-inch guns in five twin turrets, and could make ...

Not long before World War I, HMS Dreadnought, a battleship that made all existing vessels obsolete, was launched at ...

The British subs will have the same missile compartment as the US Navy's new missile subs. The name of the new subs recalls the first Dreadnought, a battleship that redefined naval warfare. In 1906 ...

This toy was made about 1906 or just after. HMS Dreadnought, launched 1906, was a powerful heavy-gunned battleship which set the standard for the largest naval battleships before the First World War.

HMS Dreadnought, circa 1906. Image source: U.S. Navy Historical Center. It's been more than 55 years since the British navy boasted a true "line of battle" ship. But now, the drought is ended. For ...