Dreadnought Class (1879) BB |
|
HMS
Dreadnought was completed as a class of one.
The name Dreadnought has always signified a ship of major
importance in the development if warships. Whether it is this ship, the Dreadnought
of 1906, or the first British nuclear powered submarine. She was the first battleship to have triple compound engines, and the last battleship to have overall armour. She established that steam engines were a reliable, long-range method of propulsion, and that the requirement for ships-of-the-line to carry sails was obsolescent.
|
- Class Ship Outside Links - References |
Copyright © Ian M King, except where otherwise indicated. This page last edited - 06 April, 2013. |