Topics in Chronicling America - The Dreadnought Battleship and the Pre-WW I Naval Arms Race

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Important Dates:

• February 10 1906: Battleship HMS Dreadnought is launched
• November 15 1906: Japan launches the Satsuma
• July 22 1907: Germany launches SMS Nassau.
• May 26 1908: United States launches the USS Michigan
• August 20 1910: Italy launches the Dante Alighieri
• July 24 1910: Austria-Hungary starts building the Viribus Unitis

Suggested Search Terms:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] Battleship, Dreadnought, Admiral Dewy, Nassau, Battleship Connecticut, Battleship Michigan, Battleship South Carolina.

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• The World's Most Powerful Battleship Launched The Pensacola Journal, 11 February 1906, Page 1, Image 1 col. 1
• "England's Monster Battle-Ship Compared With Our Giant Connecticut", The Evening World, 22 February 1906, Final Results Edition, Page 3, Image 3 col. 2
• "Admiral Dewey Pleads For Giant Battleships", The Pensacola Journal, 21 March 1906, Page 1 Image 1, col. 3
• "The World's most Powerful Battleship", The San Francisco Call 8 April 1906, Page 5, Image 5 col. 1
• "Think America Got Dreadnought Plans", The Washington Times, 2 May 1906, Last Edition, Page 9, Image 9 col. 3
• "Germany's Battleships", New-York Tribune, 13 August 1906, Page 4, Image 4 col. 2
• "Keeping Our Navy Up to Date", Deseret Evening News, 15 September 1906, Last Edition, Part Two, Page 32, Image 32 col. 1
• "Limiting Naval Expantion", The Washington Times, 21 October 1906, Page 6, Image 7 col. 2
• "Japan's Big Ship Afloat", New-York Tribune, 16 November 1906, Page 3, Image 3 col. 2
• "Germany's New Naval Monster", The Salt Lake Herald, 8 March 1908, News Section, Page 2, Image 2 col. 1
• "Our New Battleship", New-York Tribune, 12 July 1908, Page 3, Image 3 col. 4
• "Germany's Navy Scares Britain", New-York Tribune, 17 March 1909, Page 1 Image 1 col. 3
• "Half Billion In Ships", New-York Tribune, 24 April 1910, Page 4, Image 20 col. 1