The battleship

IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE 20TH CENTURY,sea warfare attacking enemy vessels or defending a ship which was revolutionized by the introduction of dreadnought type battleship like the Brazilian vessel below.

These new ships combined the latest advances in steam propulsion,gunnery,and armour plating.

the gun turret was designed to fire shells over huge distances.it was protected by armour 30 cm thick.the measurements given for the guns of this ship refer to the bore diameter.

where ''weight'' is quoted,this is the weight of shell that the gun fires.torpedoes as portrayed on the upper cigarette card (right) were self propelled underwater missiles,often steered by gyro control.

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