Dreadnought Collection (page 3)

Nassau Warship
With three sister-ships, the Nassau is the first dreadnought in the German fleet : she carries twelve 280mm and twelve 150mm guns which will soon come in handy. Date: launched 1908

Every hour is lunch hour at the dreadnought club. Illustration shows the Roman god Mars, eating a battleship, with Uncle Sam and Marianne sitting at a table with rulers of European

HMS Camperdown with three submarines moored alongside. HMS Camperdown was an Admiral-class battleship of the Royal Navy

Dreadnought Photo
The battleship which has set the pattern for warships combining heavy gunpower with high speed. Date: 1906

Hms Bellerophon
The fourth vessel of this name to serve in the Royal Navy, this Dreadnought-style battleship will take part in the battle of Jutland 1916, and be sold for scrap in 1921. Date: launched 1907

SMS Wien, Austrian battleship, WW1
SMS Wien, an Austrian pre-dreadnought Monarch class battleship and coastal defence ship, launched 1895, named after the capital city, Vienna

Italian dreadnought battleship Dante Alighieri
The Italian dreadnought battleship Dante Alighieri, launched 1910, completed 1913, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1928. Date: early 20th century

Shackleton Iceberg
Iceberg seen from Shackletons ship Nimrod in the Antarctic, and nicknamed the Dreadnought. Date: circa 1907

State of German dreadnoughts in 1911
A drawing in The Sphere, showing the exact status of the fleet of dreadnought battleships belonging to Germany in 1911. The picture shows 8 in commission, 1 on trials, 3 completed and 4 on slips

Ottoman warship Mesudiye, WW1
The Ottoman ironclad warship Mesudiye, launched 1874, rebuilt as a pre-dreadnought vessel in 1903, served during the early part of the First World War, sunk by a British submarine in December 1914

SMS Monarch, Austrian battleship, WW1
SMS Monarch, an Austrian pre-dreadnought Monarch class battleship and coastal defence ship, launched 1895, served during the early part of the First World War in the Adriatic

SMS Tegetthoff, Austrian battleship, WW1
SMS Tegetthoff, an Austro-Hungarian Tegetthoff-class dreadnought battleship (launched 1912), in service during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Italian dreadnought battleship entering Taranto harbour
An Italian dreadnought battleship entering Taranto inner harbour. Date: 20th century

HMS Agincourt, British battleship, WW1
HMS Agincourt, British dreadnought battleship, launched 1913, served during the First World War including the Battle of Jutland, decommissioned 1921. Seen here at sea with 4th Battle Squadron

British and American Orion-class battleships, WW1
British and American Orion-class (super-dreadnought) battleships at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Queen Elizabeth, British battleship, Mudros, WW1
HMS Queen Elizabeth, British dreadnought battleship, launched 1913, served during the First and Second World Wars, decommissioned 1948

HMS Erin, British battleship, WW1
HMS Erin, British dreadnought battleship, launched 1913, served during the First World War including the Battle of Jutland, decommissioned 1922. Date: 1914-1918

Construction of a Dreadnought, 1909
Construction of one of the Eight dreadnoughts (battleships) being constructed in the early 20th century by the British. The first picture shows a 12 inch gun

British Dreadnoughts

A Modern Dreadnought
A Servicewoman of the pre-First World War years, titled as A Modern Dreadnought. Perhaps she served as part of the British Royal Navy (in an unofficial capacity as the Wrens were only formed in 1917)

Iron Duke Warship
This dreadnought, seen here in the Pentland Firth, is the flagship at the battle of Jutland : she will become a training ship in 1931 and will be scrapped in 1946. Date: launched 1912

Creative ways of electioneering, 1910
A model dreadnought emblazoned with posters and the candidates names encourages voters in Taunton in Somerset, while boats in Portsmouth are smothered with posters for the Unionist candidate

The French Warship Jaureguiberry - Dardanelles
French Pre-dreadnought Jaureguiberry - launched in 1893 - named after French Admiral Jaureguiberry. Fought in the Gallipoli campaign (pictures here) - struck in 1920 and broken up in 1934

(Vice) Admiral R. H. S. Bacon / Stamp
Admiral SIR REGINALD HUGH SPENCER BACON, KCB, KCVO, DSO (1863-1947) Royal Navy officer noted for his technical abilities and once acknowledged to be the cleverest officer in the Navy

Italian Pre-dreadnought Battleship Vittorio Emanuele
View of the Italian Pre-dreadnought Battleship Vittorio Emanuele on the Sea of Marmara by Haydar Pasa about to enter the Bosphorus

Steamship dreadnought
Dreadnough, the Royal Navy battleship which introduced a new era of construction : her all big gun design made all earlier battleships obsolete. She fought in WW1, scrapped 1923

Sailing Ships / Dreadnough
The old sailing ship towed to her last berth

Hospital Ship
The Dreadnought hospital-ship leaving her moorings

/ Steamships / Dreadnought
The battleship Dreadnought sails past Nelsons Victory

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