HMS Dreadnought (1906) BB (9th) |
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This HMS Dreadnought was the ninth to bear the name.
She was a revolutionary type of battleship of 17,900 tons, which carried an all big gun armament. She was about 2 to 3 times more effective than any other single battleship before her and made all other existing battleships obsolescent. (See her significance). On completion she carried out gunnery trials in late 1906, then joined
the Home Fleet as Flagship from 1907 to 1912. She was relieved as Flagship
in May 1912, but remained in the Home Fleet. Becoming Flagship of 4th
Battle Squadron in
late 1912, where she remained until 1916. Went into Reserve in 1919, and was scrapped in 1922.
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