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It referred to the battleships of the early 1900's. These massive war machines were pretty much invincible and "feared nothing," in otherwords, they were in 'dread of nought.' They were armed with large-caliber guns in turrets. The name alludes to HMS Dreadnought, a ship launched by Britain in 1906.
A dreadnought was a British name for an large ironclad, steam-powered warship with a lot of big guns on it. Later the term was changed to battleship.
A dreadnought is type of battleship, built after 1906, that utilized an "all-big-gun" arrangement. Dreadnoughts usually only had eight or more, 12 inch guns, where pre-Dreadnought battleships usually only carried four 12 inc guns, and an assortment of smaller guns.
One good example of this new type of battle ship was the HMS Tiger.
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DevinJust as during more recent periods of history, there was a fierce international arms race that took place in the 1890â??s, Dreadnoughts were big gun warships that sprung up in Europe and all the major countries were struggling to build them. World War I officially ended the military Dreadnought race.
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What is the origin of the word dreadnought?
It was the name given to a type of battleship built in the arms race leading up to WW1, so called because it "dreaded naught" - or feared nothing.
Country with most Dreadnoughts prior to ww1?
The worlds most powerful navy was the British Royal Navy. The Kaiser built a huge modern fleet to rival the RN. This was an arms race. Dreadnought was a class of battleship.
What was the first battleship ever made?
is it the HMS Dreadnought
What is a large warship?
Dreadnought, or Battleshiphttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_large_warship_called
When did Britain build the first modern battleship the dreadnought?
1906
