As an island nation with a global maritime empire, it was vital that Britain had the best navy in the world. But it wasn't enough just to have the most ships. It also had to have the biggest. That was ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The notion that a warship could go from being the world class to obsolete in a decade (perhaps less, given how quickly new ships outclassed Dreadnought) is almost ...

Feb. 10 may not seem like the most exciting day, but throughout history it has held some of the most high-profile events in science and technology. HMS Dreadnought was launched, ushering in a new era ...

Key Point: She changed naval warfare–forever. State-of-the-art battleship armament in the late nineteenth century involved a mix of large- and small-caliber weapons. Naval architects believed that ...

In 1906, HMS Dreadnought was launched. Described as a deadly fighting machine, it transformed the whole idea of warfare and sparked a dangerous arms race. On 10 February 1906 the world's media ...

Britain has laid the keel for the Royal Navy's largest-ever submarine. At BAE Systems's Barrow-in-Furness facility, the ceremony marked the "birth" of the nuclear-powered and armed HMS Dreadnought, ...

"Like the original Dreadnought it would make all competitors obsolete. That's precisely the sort of new thinking we must encourage." -- Michael Fallon, UK Secretary of State for Defence HMS ...

The UK's new nuclear-powered submarine is to be named HMS Dreadnought, it was announced today to coincide with the anniversary of the Navy's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Defence Secretary ...

In 1906, HMS Dreadnought was launched. Described as a deadly fighting machine, it transformed the whole idea of warfare and sparked a dangerous arms race. On 10 February 1906 the world's media ...