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Dreadnought

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001856

A type of battleship characterized by an 'all big gun' armament scheme and steam turbine propulsion, first introduced in the early 20th century. This design rendered all previous battleships obsolete, initiating a naval arms race. HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1906, was the first ship of this class.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001856
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: Dreadnought; Spanish: dreadnought; French: dreadnought
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A type of battleship characterized by an 'all big gun' armament scheme and steam turbine propulsion, first introduced in the early 20th century. This design rendered all previous battleships obsolete, initiating a naval arms race. HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1906, was the first ship of this class.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Dreadnought",
    "es": "dreadnought",
    "fr": "dreadnought"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/dreadnought/"
}

Record 2,052 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.