HMS Dreadnought

From the birth of the Dreadnought to the period immediately after the end of World War I.
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tameraire01
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HMS Dreadnought

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Should we have put her on display for the world to see.
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She would certainly have made a wonderful companion to HMS Warrior and HMS Victory.

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She would be an awesome ship to see
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And she now has a dinosaur named after her! :dance:

Dreadnoughtus schravi - the biggest of them all!

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tameraire01 wrote:Should we have put her on display for the world to see.
I'd have rather seen one of the first "all big gun" ships saved. Dreadnought was the first launched, but not the first laid down. Jackie basically pulled a stunt to save Great Britain's mojo.
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