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It was fast, it was sturdy, it was powerful and the race to build them fits in the Militarism cause of World War I.

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Who built the HMS Dreadnought?

Britain


How long did it take to build HMS Dreadnought?

HMS Dreadnought was built in about 12 months, with construction starting in October 1905 and the ship being launched on February 10, 1906. She was completed and commissioned into the Royal Navy by December 1906. This rapid construction time was a significant factor in her status as a revolutionary battleship.


What was the first battleship ever made?

is it the HMS Dreadnought


What sort of guns did HMS Dreadnought use?

HMS Dreadnought used the following:10 x 12" (305mm) main, 24 x 12 pounder(76mm) and 5 x 18" torpedo tubes.


How many battleships had the dreadnought sunk?

None. HMS Dreadnought only sank one enemy ship, and that was a U-boat, which it sank by ramming.


What mean from dreadnougts ship?

A dreadnought is a modern all-big-gun (12" guns or larger) battleship. Named for HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1905.


What was a major result of the russo Japanese war?

The launching of HMS Dreadnought which led to WWI.


What are dreadnoughts?

A dreadnought was a battleship of the early 20th century, of a type modelled after the revolutionary HMS Dreadnoughtof 1906. Dreadnoughts were distinguished from previous battleships, known as pre-Dreadnoughts, by an 'all-big-gun' armament and by the use of steam turbines for propulsion.


Consequences of Russo-Japanese war?

Launching of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 and a new naval arms race leading into WWI.


What was Darwin's voyage on the HMS called that led him to propose a revolutionary hypothesis about life?

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What was a major result of Japanese war?

The biggest result, was that the war caused the creation & launching of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 (keel was laid in October 1905, four months after the battle of Tsushima, which verified the Dreadnought's construction). Dreadnought caused a whole new naval arm's race which led directly into WWI.


Who launched the dreadnaught in 1906?

The British Royal Navy launched HMS Dreadnought in 1906. It was considered a revolutionary battleship because it had an "all-big-gun" design, with a uniform main battery of large-caliber guns. This design set a new standard for battleships around the world.