Sentence examples for type of battleship from inspiring English sources

The dreadnought was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century.

The resulting design was the last pre-dreadnought type of battleship built by the Austro-Hungarian navy.

The Lyon class was a proposed type of battleship which was planned for the French Navy in 1913, with construction scheduled to begin in 1915.

In the first years of the 20th century, several navies worldwide experimented with the idea of a new type of battleship with a uniform armament of very heavy guns.

The third design, representative of the new dreadnought type of battleship that was being contemplated in other navies, featured eight 28 cm guns in four twin turrets, one fore, one aft, and two wing turrets.

Since the planners had not determined what type of battleship would best suit their strategic needs, the government stepped in and mandated a 10000 LT design smaller than the earlier classes.

In 1908 and rendered obsolete by the emergence of the dreadnought type of battleships, she once again returned to the reserve, this time with the Home Fleet.

Her very short construction time was intended to demonstrate that Britain could build an unassailable lead in the new type of battleships.

Brennus was the first pre-dreadnought style battleship built in the French Navy; the previous Magenta-class ships were barbette ships, a type of ironclad battleship.

They were the last pre-dreadnoughts built by the Austro-Hungarians, and the penultimate class of any type of Austro-Hungarian battleship completed.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries the battleship was the most powerful type of warship, and a fleet of battleships was vital for any nation which desired to maintain command of the sea.