HMS Dreadnought was a British battleship of World War I and its predecessor. The keel for the ship was laid in 1905, the launch took place in February 1906, and the entry into service with the Royal Navy - in December of the same year. The ship was 160 m long, 25 m wide, and her full displacement was about 21,900 tons. The maximum speed is approximately 21 knots. The ship was armed with 10 305 mm guns, 27 76.2 mm guns and 5 450 mm torpedo tubes. HMS Dreadnought was one of the most revolutionary structures in shipbuilding of the twentieth century, and it was later named after battleships built in its likeness with "dreadnoughts". The revolutionary nature of HMS Dreadnought was mainly due to the fact that it was equipped with as many as 10 main artillery guns with a caliber of 305 mm, the fire control of which was carried out from one place. Moreover, the ship was powered by steam turbines, which made it the fastest battleship in the world at the time of launching. It also had carefully designed armor and watertight bulkheads, increasing its survivability on the battlefield. This revolutionary unit was the flagship of the Home Fleet in 1907-1912. The ship took a limited part in World War I - including: it did not participate in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. His only significant achievement was the sinking by ramming of the German U-29 submarine in 1915. HMS Dreadnought was scrapped in 1923.
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