
One ship, clean slate
Britain launched HMS Dreadnought. Overnight, every battleship was obsolete.World War I: The Dreadnought That Reset the Seas

Germany’s big bet backfires
Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz built a rival fleet inspired by Alfred Thayer Mahan. Dreadnoughts gave Britain an edge it never relinquished.World War I: The Dreadnought That Reset the Seas