2007-12-02 05:44:18 · 3 answers · asked by purplek180 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The HMS Dreadnought set a new standard for battleship construction. In fact it was the first ship that could be considered a modern battleship. At the time it was built it was the most powerful warship in the world. By the time World War One was underway, both the British and German navies had whole fleets of ships inspired by the Dreadnought. And, just in case you didn't know, Dreadnought means "fear nothing".
2007-12-02 06:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't they teach ANY history in schools these days?... The H.M.S. Dreadnought was the FIRST of it's class and it was the largest battle ship in the world when it was built.
2007-12-02 13:51:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was the first ship of its class and gave its name to that class of humongous heavily armed heavily armoured warships.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HMS_Dreadnought_1906_H61017.jpg
2007-12-02 14:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by Cabal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋