10th February 1906: The launch of HMS Dreadnought

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HMS Dreadnought

10th February 2019

10th February 1906: The launch of HMS Dreadnought

On the 10^th February 1906 the British King, Edward VII, launched HMS Dreadnought – a revolutionary new type of battleship that made all other ships obsolete.

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