The HMS Dreadnought was supposed to overshadow all other battleships at launch, laying the groundwork for a new type of massive battleship over the next several decades.
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Battleship HMS Dreadnought
Submarine USS Holland (SS-1)
The USS Holland was the first U-boat of the US Navy after the Civil War and had with their coupled drive of electric motor and diesel engine and two torpedo shafts on technical features that meant not only at the time a huge step forward, but from the principle until today is used.
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Submarine Gymnote (Q 1)
The submarine Gymnote was already the second submarine of the French Navy and next to the Spanish submarine Isaac Peral the first electric drive.
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Submarine Plongeur
The submarine Plongeur was the first submarine developed in France and at the same time the first submarine that was not powered by muscle power.
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Submarine CSS Hunley
In addition to Europe, the United States also developed the first submarines used for military purposes in the 19th century. One of the first and best-known was the CSS Hunley of the Confederate States, the first submarine in history to destroy an enemy ship.
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Submarine Brandtaucher (Iron Seal)
The Brandtaucher was the first modern submarine developed by the well-known engineer Wilhelm Bauer in Germany. This started the development of submarines designed for purely military operations.
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Ironclad SMS Kaiser Friedrich III.
The SMS Kaiser Friedrich III. was one of the five battleships of the Kaiser-Friedrich III. Class, which together with the Brandenburg class should bring the German Navy up to the state of the art and replace the obsolete wooden ships.
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Ironclad SMS Wörth
After the mass production of standard-line ships was started in England, the German Navy also developed types of ships that met the new requirements and were to replace the obsolete armored ships. This started the construction of the Brandenburg class, which consisted of a total of 4 ships.
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Tower ship HMS Hood
The HMS Hood belonged to the Royal Sovereign class of the British Royal Navy and provided with their construction one of the first warships there, which was designed as a unitary line ship. This started the construction of serial warships, which not only cut costs but also increased production.
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Armored corvette SMS Sachsen
The SMS Sachsen was one of 4 armored ships that was first built in Germany and should replace the hitherto predominantly used wooden warships.
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