During the early 20th century before world war i
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1956
They were the first ironclad battleships.
The first (modern steel) battleships to fight a decisive sea battle were the Russian Borodino class battleships in 1905. thats not what we mean you idiot!
Many warships of World War I were driven by coal-fueled reciprocating steam engines. The steam turbine was first used in a ship (Turbinia) in 1894 and used for modern warships beginning in 1904. But it did not completely replace the older engines until decades later. The advent of diesel and oil-fired turbines also began around the start of the war in 1914.
Jose Rizal