A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries the battleship was the most powerful type of warship, and a fleet of battleships was considered vital for any nation that desired to maintain command of the sea.
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HMS Malaya was a Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth-class battleship ordered in 1913 and commissioned in 1916. Shortly after commissioning she fought in the Battle of Jutland.
HMS King George V (pennant number 41) was the lead ship of the five British King George V-class battleships of the Royal Navy.
HMS Invincible, was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the first decade of the twentieth century.
USS Arizona BB-39, was the second and last of the Pennsylvania class of super-dreadnought battleships.
The ironclad warship was steam-propelled & protected by iron or steel armor plates.
The ironclad warship was steam-propelled & protected by iron or steel armor plates.
IJNS Yamato, lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). They were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed.
IJNS Yamato, lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). They were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed.
HMS Resolution (pennant number 09) was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during World War I.
HMS Malaya was a Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth-class battleship ordered in 1913 and commissioned in 1916.