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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!
Battleships have been in use since the 1500's, but the British Admiral Jackie Fisher was responsible for HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1905 and considered to be the first modern battleship. If the question refers to the game Battleship, it was invented by Clifford von Wickler in the early 1900's, and first marketed by the toy company Milton Bradley in 1943.
They were the first ironclad battleships.
Two battleships (Yamato and Musashi)
The ship was made not invented. It was built in 1906 in the Portsmouth dock yards in England. It transformed the concept of battleships with its 10 12 inch guns as the main battery. It served as flagship of the new fleet.