109 years of "undaunted"

• 109 s "Fearless"

February 10, 1906 was launched HMS Dreadnought - His Majesty's Ship "Dreadnought". This is the British battleship, the founder of a new class of ships, which have been named in his honor, and a revolution in military and naval matters.

"Dreadnought" - the first ship designed using the principle of "all-big-gun" ( "Only the big guns") was implemented. The founder of the concept of building and combat use of dreadnoughts was John Fisher, the British Admiral of the Royal Navy and a supporter of the idea that the supremacy on the sea - the main condition for victory in the war.

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"Dreadnought" after commissioning, in 1906. Photo: UK National Archives

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Construction of "Dreadnought" in the Portsmouth shipyard, 1906. Photo: Wikipedia

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Construction of "Dreadnought" in the Portsmouth shipyard, 1906. Photo: Royal Naval Museum

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The first sea trials, 1906. Photo: Royal Naval Museum

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"Dreadnought" in dry dock Portsmouth shipyard, 1906. Photo: UK National Archives

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"Dreadnought", 1906. Photo: Royal Naval Museum

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Deck "Dreadnought", 1908. Photo: Imperial War Museum

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quarterdeck "Dreadnought", 1908. Photo: Library of Congress

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A pair of 12-inch guns "Dreadnought", 1908. Photo: Library of Congress

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"Dreadnought" under the flag of St George. This admiral flag, which indicates that the "Dreadnought" acts as a flagship, 1910. Photo: UK National Archives

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Test anchors 1906. Photo: UK National Archives

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the right wing of the Tower Bridge. The thickness of the additional armor to protect Barbette of the tower is quite obvious. Additional protection was necessary because of the proximity of the towers to the edge of the ship. 1908. Photo: UK National Archives

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"Dreadnought", 1910. Photo: Imperial War Museum

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The one cat mascot "Dreadnought", 1910. Photo: Imperial War Museum

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