One of the most revolutionary ships in history, the launch of the HMS Dreadnought by Great Britain in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare virtually overnight.  Instantly the most powerful warship in the world, the Dreadnought’s name came to represent an era – any ship built before her was a pre-dreadnought; decrepit and obsolete.  Navies around the world were forced to begin building new Dreadnought-type battleships themselves, creating a ship-building arms race that helped lead to World War I.

Trumpeter #5328, 1/350 HMS Dreadnought 1907