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09-22-2008, 12:30 PM #1
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The Roots of Dreadnought
HMS Dreadnought underway in 1906. Courtesy U.S. Naval Historical Center.One of the great tipping points in world history occurred around 1500 when the “full-rigged” sailing ship—armed with cannons, propelled by banks of sails, and capable of surmounting oceanic storms—arose along the Atlantic coast of Europe. This vessel superseded the oar-pulled galley, developed in the ancient [...]
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