Dreadnought, on the other hand, rendered the previous battleships of the world obsolete at a stroke. Displacing 18,200 tons, it carried ten twelve-inch guns in five twin turrets, and could make ...

The class takes its name from the HMS Dreadnought, the Royal Navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine that served from 1960 to 1980. Overall, the Royal Navy has a long history of using the name ...