A British firm thinks its brewed up the future of naval warfare with the Dreadnought 2050 ... dominated the seas since World War II. The new battleship's weapons complement is impressive, with ...

Toy tinplate 'DREADNOUGHT' battleship, made in Germany for the British market. This toy was made about 1906 or just after. HMS Dreadnought, launched 1906, was a powerful heavy-gunned battleship ...

Key Point: Though rapidly surpassed in power, Dreadnought rendered older battleships obsolete and set the standard for modern naval design, leaving a lasting legacy despite its brief reign at the top.

Yet, the building of "dreadnought" battleships reveals much about the changes wrought by technology; greater firepower, conversion from coal to oil, introduction of turbine engines, and even the ...