Heavily armored and gunned capital ships, from the first ironclad warships of the 1860s through the dreadnoughts of the early twentieth century to the fast battleships of the Second World War. A weapon belongs here when its cited article describes it as a battleship, battlecruiser, ironclad or class of such ships. It excludes carriers, cruisers and submarines. Capital ships of this type decided fleet actions for nearly a century, and the line runs from ironclads of the American Civil War to the Yamato, the largest battleship ever built.
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Military Factory: IJN Kongo
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Battlecruiser / Battleship Warship
Wikipedia: Dreadnought
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The dreadnought was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century.
Wikipedia: Yamato-Class Battleship
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Yamato (Japanese: 大和; named after the ancient Yamato Province) was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing nearly 72,000 tonnes (71,000 long tons) at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 in) Type 94 main guns, which were the largest guns ever mounted on a warship.
Wikipedia: Iowa-class battleship
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The Iowa class was a class of six fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940. They were initially intended to intercept fast capital ships such as the Japanese Kongō-class battlecruisers and serve as the "fast wing" of the U.S. battle line.
Wikipedia: Bismarck-Class Battleship
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The Bismarck class was a pair of fast battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine shortly before the outbreak of World War II. The ships were the largest and most powerful warships built for the Kriegsmarine; displacing more than 41,000 metric tons (40,000 long tons) normally, they were armed with a battery of eight 38 cm (15 in) guns and were capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).
Wikipedia: Scharnhorst-Class Battleship
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The Scharnhorst class was a class of German battleships (or battlecruisers) built immediately prior to World War II. The first capital ships of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, it comprised two vessels, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
King George V-class battleship (1939), Wikipedia
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The King George V-class battleships were the most modern British battleships in commission during the Second World War.
Wikipedia: Ironclad Warship
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An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship protected by steel or iron armor constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s.
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