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British Royal Navy battleship HMS Dreadnought
The Royal Navy battleship HMS Dreadnought in 1907.

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  • The British Royal Navy is building a new class of nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines.
  • The British subs will have the same missile compartment as the US Navy's new missile subs.
  • The name of the new subs recalls the first Dreadnought, a battleship that redefined naval warfare.

In 1906 the British Royal Navy commissioned HMS Dreadnought, a battleship that changed how surface warships were designed and sparked a naval arms race.

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