by ChrisKnupp | May 15, 2019 | History Article
Battleships were the largest warships that utilized gun based weaponry as their main armament. Hundreds of feet in length and displacing tens of thousands of tons, their size allowed them to carry the largest guns and the thickest armor. While battleships are massive...
by Matthew Wright | Oct 9, 2018 | History Article
One of the common misconceptions in naval history is the idea that the so-called ‘escalator clause’ of the Second London Naval Treaty – which allowed main gun calibre to automatically revert to 16-inch if any signatory failed to ratify the treaty...
by Andy South | Sep 6, 2018 | History Article
Before we start a quick explanation on the all big gun race. I have deliberately avoided of the use of the term “Dreadnought” before the date of her launched, as it was a term not in use before that day. Instead I have used the name Fisher created,...
by Andy South | Aug 28, 2018 | History Article
HMS Agincourt, the one ship class dreadnought, was affectionately known amongst her crew as ‘The Gin Palace’, in a reference to her luxurious fittings and as a corruption of her name, ‘A-Gin-Court’, pink gin then being a popular drink amongst...
by ChrisKnupp | Aug 3, 2018 | History Article
The Iowa class battleships were the last dreadnoughts put to sea by the United States. In many ways they incorporated all of the lessons learned by the US Navy throughout the dreadnaught age. They were powerfully armed, decently armored, and very fast. It is no doubt...
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