British Battleships 1890-1905: Victoria's steel battlefleet and the road to Dreadnought

The Royal Navy's battleships at the turn of the 20th century were the most powerful battlefleet in the world.

The term 'pre-dreadnought' was applied in retrospect, to describe the capital ships built during the decade and a half before the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906. At that moment these once great warships were rendered obsolete. However, until then, they were simply called 'battleships' and were unquestionably the most powerful warships of their day. These mighty warships represente...