The Orion-class battleships were a group of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy (RN) in the early 1910s. The first 13.5-inch-gunned (343 mm)...
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HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. She spent the bulk of her career...
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1913. HMS Orion was to have been an armoured cruiser. She was projected in 1904 but never built. HMS Orion (1910) was an Orion-class battleship launched...
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HMS Conqueror (1881) was a Conqueror-class monitor launched in 1881 and sold in 1907. HMS Conqueror (1911) was an Orion-class battleship launched in 1911 and sold...
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whilst another was planned: HMS King George V was to have been an Orion-class battleship. She was renamed HMS Monarch in 1910, prior to her launch in 1911...
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Devastation-class ironclad - the world's first mastless battleships - launched in 1872 and sold in 1909 HMS Thunderer (1911) was an Orion-class battleship launched...
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masted turret ship, sold and broken up 1905. HMS Monarch (1911), Orion-class battleship, served in World War I, sunk as target 1925. St. Vincent 1780 St...
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Orion-class dreadnought battleships, HMS Orion, HMS Monarch, HMS Conqueror, and HMS Thunderer, were the first British super-dreadnoughts. The Orion class...
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Look up Orion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orion may refer to: Orion (constellation), named after the mythical hunter Orion (mythology), a hunter...
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HMS Conqueror (1911) (category Orion-class battleships)
HMS Conqueror was the third of four Orion-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. She spent the bulk of her career...
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New York class was a pair of super-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy between 1911 and 1914. The two ships of the class, New York...
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HMS Monarch (1911) (category Orion-class battleships)
HMS Monarch was the second of four Orion-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. She spent the bulk of her career assigned...
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HMS Thunderer (1911) (category Orion-class battleships)
HMS Thunderer was the fourth and last Orion-class dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. She spent the bulk of her career...
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The Richelieu class were fast battleships built for the French Navy between the 1930s and 1950s. Initially two ships were ordered in 1935 in response...
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The Dunkerque class was a pair of fast battleships built for the French Navy in the 1930s; the two ships were Dunkerque and Strasbourg. They were the first...
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This is a list of battleships of Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Dvenadsat Apostolov was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Black Sea Fleet...
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usually defined as the British Royal Sovereign class or Majestic class. Dreadnoughts and fast battleships are also included. Earlier armored capital ships...
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construction of the four Brandenburg-class battleships, after which soon followed five Kaiser Friedrich III-class ships. The appointment of Admiral Alfred...
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cruiser Orion, a Nazi German auxiliary cruiser HMAS Orion, Royal Australian Navy submarine HMS Orion, various British Royal Navy ships Orion-class battleship...
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faster battleships were not fulfilled until after his retirement in 1910. Following the success of the 13.5-inch (343 mm) gun used in the Orion class, the...
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Dreadnought (redirect from Dreadnought battleship)
The dreadnought was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century. The first of the kind, the Royal Navy's HMS Dreadnought, had such an...
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The Kaiser class was a class of five dreadnought battleships that were built in Germany prior to World War I and served in the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial...
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in 1912 as the main armament for the new super-dreadnought battleships of the Orion class. The calibre was 13.5 inches (343 mm) and the barrels were 45...
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HMS Ajax (1912) (category King George V-class battleships (1911))
Treaty. The King George V-class ships were designed as enlarged and improved versions of the preceding Orion-class battleship. They had an overall length...
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Marathon-class cruisers Monarch-class coastal defense ships Monmouth-class cruisers Orion-class battleships Orlando-class cruisers Pathfinder-class cruisers...
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HMS Centurion (1911) (category King George V-class battleships (1911))
breakwater. The King George V-class ships were designed as enlarged and improved versions of the preceding Orion-class battleship. They had an overall length...
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Two Minas Geraes-class battleships were built for the Brazilian Navy in the early twentieth century. Named Minas Geraes and São Paulo, these "dreadnought"...
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HMS Audacious (1912) (category King George V-class battleships (1911))
mines. The King George V–class ships were designed as enlarged and improved versions of the preceding Orion-class battleships. They had an overall length...
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and fast battleships, ultimately totaling thirty-four vessels: twenty-three pre-dreadnoughts, seven dreadnoughts, and four fast battleships. Another seven—five...
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The Bretagne-class battleships were the first "super-dreadnoughts" built for the French Navy during the First World War. The class comprised three vessels:...
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