HMS Dreadnought
The Ship
Sold for Scrap 1923 |
HMS Dreadnought, named after a ship of the line at the Battle of Trafalgar, gave her name to a revolution in naval warfare. Built in Portsmouth dockyard in just over a year, she was the best-armed and fastest battleship in the world when completed in 1906. At a time when battleships usually mounted only four big guns and an array of smaller weapons, Dreadnought’s ten big 305mm guns made all other battleships out-of-date. Powered by new steam turbines she had a top speed of 21 knots, 3 knots faster than battleships with traditional piston engines. |
My Postcards
Postally used 5 Aug 1907 |
Postally used 21 Nov 1906. |
Postally used 1 Jan 1910. (New year's Day) |
Not postally used. |
Postally used 18 Apr 1908 from Portsmouth. |
HMS Dreadnought |
Postally used 8 Nov 1915. |
Not postally used. |
Postally used 14 Nov 1914. |
Postally used 3 Nov 1906. |
Postally used 2 Jul 1918. Appears to be sent by s serving seaman on HMS Dreadnought. |
Postally used 10 Sep 1908. |
Postally used 5 October 1914. |
Not postally used. |
Postally used 4 May 1912. |