This is the second of a four part series commemmorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.Part I: SMS LutzowHMS Lion was the first of the Big Cats (also known as the "Splendid Cats"), and the sixth battlecruiser constructed for the Royal Navy. The...
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HMS Warspite was the second of the magnificent Queen Elizabeth class battleships. She carried 8 15" guns, displaced 28000 tons, and could make nearly 25 knots. Warspite and her sisters.
Lord Fisher was not content with the invention of Dreadnought, the all big gun battleship which would render the fleets of the world obsolete. The mission of the Royal Navy.
Hood was the name ship of what was supposed to be a class of four battlecruisers ordered near the close of World War I. Shortly before Hood was laid down, three British battlecruisers exploded and sank at the Battle of Jutland. Hood's design was re-worked...
Chile was the final entrant into the South American battleships race. Chile ordered Almirante Latorre and Almirante Cochrane from Armstrong-Whitworth in 1911. The ships were very similar to the excellent.
Recall that in the early 1910s Canada considered contributing three Queen Elizabeth class battleships that would be owned and crewed by Canadians but serve in the Royal Navy. Winston Churchill's.
Gun caliber was a big deal in battleship construction. A ship carrying 8 16" guns may have the same weight of broadside as one carrying 12 14" guns, but the larger guns have a longer range and more penetrating power than the smaller calibers. Increasing...
Winston Churchill was rather fond of Oliver Cromwell. While he was First Sea Lord, Churchill repeatedly tried to recognize Cromwell by naming a battleship in his honor. Churchill settled on.