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[[Image:USS Kentucky (BB 66).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Concept art of the USS Kentucky (BB-66) as a guided missile battleship.]]A '''battleship''' is a large, heavily armed and armored [[warship]], often the largest class in a fleet. The term stems from ''Line of Battle'', a common naval formation used by opposing fleets during the age of sail. Battleships were the backbone of the world's navies until the | [[Image:USS Kentucky (BB 66).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Concept art of the USS Kentucky (BB-66) as a guided missile battleship.]]A '''battleship''' is a large, heavily armed and armored [[warship]], often the largest class in a fleet. The term stems from ''Line of Battle'', a common naval formation used by opposing fleets during the age of sail. Battleships were the backbone of the world's navies until the ascension of the [[carrier|aircraft carrier]] during [[World War II|the second world war]]. | ||
Battleships built after 1906 are often called "[[dreadnought]]s" due to the significance of adopting an "all big guns" design philosophy that emerged after the Russian-Japanese war. This philosophy was first demonstrated in the ship of the same name. | Battleships built after 1906 are often called "[[dreadnought]]s" due to the significance of adopting an "all big guns" design philosophy that emerged after the Russian-Japanese war. This philosophy was first demonstrated in the ship of the same name. | ||
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*''HMS Duke of York'' | *''HMS Duke of York'' | ||
*''HMS Warspite'' | *''HMS Warspite'' | ||
*''IJN Yamato'' | *''IJN Nagato'' | ||
*''[[IJN Yamato]]'' | |||
*''IJN Musashi'' | *''IJN Musashi'' | ||
*''USS Iowa'' | *''USS Iowa'' | ||
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== Battleships in Science Fiction == | == Battleships in Science Fiction == | ||
[[Image:Space battleship yamato.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Space Battleship Yamato]] | |||
*[[Dominion battleship]] ([[Star Trek]]) | *[[Dominion battleship]] ([[Star Trek]]) | ||
*[[Emperor-class|''Emperor''-class]] ([[Warhammer 40,000]]) | *[[Emperor-class|''Emperor''-class]] ([[Warhammer 40,000]]) | ||
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*[[Aurora-class battleship|''Aurora''-class]] ([[Stargate]]) | *[[Aurora-class battleship|''Aurora''-class]] ([[Stargate]]) | ||
*[[O'Neill-class|''O'Neill''-class]] (Stargate) | *[[O'Neill-class|''O'Neill''-class]] (Stargate) | ||
* Space Battleship Yamato | * Space Battleship Yamato (The Remains of the IJN Yamato rebuilt into a spacecraft) | ||
* The USS ''Missouri'' helps defeat an alien fleet in ''Battleship''. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HMS dreadnaught.jpg|HMS ''Dreadnaught'' | File:HMS dreadnaught.jpg|HMS ''Dreadnaught'' | ||
File:Hms warspite.jpg|HMS ''Warspite'' The ship that was everywhere and did everything. | |||
File:HMS Hood.jpg|HMS ''Hood''. The pride of the Royal Navy. | File:HMS Hood.jpg|HMS ''Hood''. The pride of the Royal Navy. | ||
File:Yamato.jpg|''Yamato'', the largest Battleship ever built | File:HMS Prince Of Wales.jpg|HMS ''Prince of Wales''. | ||
File:Yamato.jpg|''Yamato'', the largest Battleship ever built: Pre-2199 refit | |||
File:Bismarck.jpg|The Nazi Battleship, ''Bismark'' | File:Bismarck.jpg|The Nazi Battleship, ''Bismark'' | ||
File:USS missouri.jpg|USS ''Missouri'' | File:USS missouri.jpg|USS ''Missouri'' | ||
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A battleship is a large, heavily armed and armored warship, often the largest class in a fleet. The term stems from Line of Battle, a common naval formation used by opposing fleets during the age of sail. Battleships were the backbone of the world's navies until the ascension of the aircraft carrier during the second world war.
Battleships built after 1906 are often called "dreadnoughts" due to the significance of adopting an "all big guns" design philosophy that emerged after the Russian-Japanese war. This philosophy was first demonstrated in the ship of the same name.
List of Historical Battleships
- HMS Dreadnought
- HMS Rodney
- HMS Prince of Wales
- HMS Duke of York
- HMS Warspite
- IJN Nagato
- IJN Yamato
- IJN Musashi
- USS Iowa
- USS Missouri
- USS Arizona
- USS Texas
- USS Maine
- USS Olympic
Battleships in Science Fiction
- Dominion battleship (Star Trek)
- Emperor-class (Warhammer 40,000)
- D'deridex-class (Star Trek)
- Negh'var-class (Star Trek)
- Aurora-class (Stargate)
- O'Neill-class (Stargate)
- Space Battleship Yamato (The Remains of the IJN Yamato rebuilt into a spacecraft)
- The USS Missouri helps defeat an alien fleet in Battleship.
Gallery
HMS Dreadnaught
HMS Warspite The ship that was everywhere and did everything.
HMS Hood. The pride of the Royal Navy.
HMS Prince of Wales.
Yamato, the largest Battleship ever built: Pre-2199 refit
The Nazi Battleship, Bismark
USS Missouri
The USS Alabama on display as a museum piece
