Ships used by the Navy - Dreadnoughts

Question 1

1. When was HMS Dreadnought launched?
2. What had the British people come to expect their navy to be?
3. How many 12-inch guns did HMS Dreadnought have?
   - How fast was she? (max speed).

Answer 1

2. A world-beating piece of British tech.
3. Ten.
   - 25mph.

Question 2

1. How long did it take to build?
   - Who did this alert?
2. What did the Dreadnought demonstrate?
   - What did other countries quickly try to do?
3. What was fundamental for British defence and survival, according to Lord West?

Answer 2

1. One year.
   - Germany.
2. Britain’s naval supremacy over other nations.
   - Build their own dreadnoughts.
3. A supreme navy.

Question 3

1. Dreadnoughts meant that Britain had won the ____ ____ against Germany several years before ___.

Answer 3

1. arms race, WW1.