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HMS DREADNOUGHT battleship model
Launched
in 1905, HMS Dreadnought's revolutionary design made
all other battleships obsolete. So advanced was Dreadnought that her name became a
generic term for modern battleships, whilst the
ships she made obsolete became known as
"pre-dreadnoughts".
The
most innovative part of the Dreadnought's design was
the use of Parsons Turbines to provide steam power. These turbines made Dreadnought the
fastest battleship in the world. She was two and a half knots
faster than her rivals, and carried twice the
firepower of earlier battleships. HMS Dreadnought was the
first battleship to have a uniform main
battery, rather than having a few large guns
complemented by a heavy secondary battery of
somewhat smaller guns.
Dreadnought's introduction sparked off a major naval
arms race as powerful navies rushed to match her,
particularly the German navy in the build up to the
First World War. From 1906, the world’s battle
fleets officially were divided into Dreadnoughts and
pre-Dreadnoughts.
On 18 March 1915,
HMS Dreadnought became the only battleship to sink a
submarine during the First World War. The Grand
Fleet was at sea conducting tactical exercises, when
U-29 fired a torpedo at the fleet. Dreadnought and
Marlborough both
sighted the submarine, and a chase began. After ten
minutes, Dreadnought rammed the submarine, which
sank with the loss of all hands.
This primarily wood HMS Dreadnought
model is 18"
long (46 cm) x 9" tall x 4" wide $2,500
S & H is $90 Out
of stock
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