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	Juliett 484 - Lesson Plan
		Manned by a crew of 56 with room for 20 more, boats of the UA class were 230 feet long, about 1,500 tons, with a speed of 15.3 knots on the surface and a range of 12,630 miles at eight knots.
		One of the first of the UA class was built as a blockade-breaking civilian cargo submarine operated by the North German Lloyd Line.
		The class had some teething problems, but the 62 boats in the class demonstrated respectable performance, with submerged speeds in excess of 30 knots.
	www.juliett484.org /juliett/education/misc/submarine_history.html (17119 words)

	Shadow Of Colossus Time Attack Walkthrough \| Gtva Colossus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sometimes when you're in a jumble on statue liberty poem new colossus it's tiresome to sort the prudent guidance from the bad advice.
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	MaritimeDigital Archive Encyclopedia - Home > 003d Surface vessels (1905-1919) > Battleships - Dreadnoughts > British ...
		The Bellerophon class was extremely visually similar to the previous Dreadnought class battleships, with the exception of a second tripod mast.
		In the Colossus class, this situation was aggravated by the far larger power of the installation served by the funnel.
		Main armament remained the same as the Neptune class battleships, except the stagger of the wing turrets was reduced to conserve deck space.
	www.ibiblio.org /maritime/Newspaper/index.php?cat=1063 (2173 words)

	First Generation, Battleship Development
		There is a curious similarity between the theoretical arguments on the battleship that occurred in Britain and the United States between 1906 and 1909.
		In the Indiana class, BB-01, completed in I895-1896, the blast from the high-wing 8-inch turrets was said to make the working of the lower 13-inch guns impossible, and the freak double 13-inch and 8-inch turrets of the Kearsarge and Kentucky had been notorious failures.
		This was mainly accounted for by the additional overall length demanded by a further pair of 12-inch guns disposed aft, and provided a broadside 25 percent heavier than that of any existing battleship; and by the increase in the weight of armor, and of machinery to provide the same speed as in the earlier ships.
	geocities.com /batdev/firstgen.html (2269 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The mission of any battleship design was to bring to bare on the enemy the greatest amount of firepower, while being able to withstand the firepower of the opposing ship.
		Battleships had to be fast enough to catch the enemy and then had to overwhelm them with superior firepower.
		class in 1893 that standard for armament was in the form of four 12-inch guns mounted in twin centerline turrets, actually barbettes with armored gun houses.
	www.steelnavy.com /CombrigOrion.htm (1723 words)

	Richard Gott: The Cuban Republic, 1902–1952 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He belonged to the educated and ruling class that had no prejudice against their US occupiers, and looked forward to a close and continuing relationship with the Americans after independence.
		Their principal aim was to organise the working class, in the factories, the sugar and tobacco plantations, and the railways, and this brought them inevitably into contact with the fl population.
		It was a triumph for the middle class students of the Directorio Estudiantil, whose programme it was.
	www.walterlippmann.com /docs062.html (15649 words)

	Dreadnought
		Battleships missed their chance for many surface actions because they were being held back for the more "serious" fleet actions that never occurred.
		The few glorious moments of battleships were born of desperation, both between the British and the Germans and between the United States and Japan.
		Of the earlier class of ships, the France had been lost in 1922, the Courbet and Paris escaped to Britain in 1940, and the Jean Bart, renamed Océan, was scuttled in Toulon in 1942 when the Germans moved to occupy all of France.
	www.friesian.com /dreadnot.htm (8819 words)

	Jellicoe's Leadership
		RN battleships of this era were particularly vulnerable to underwater damage, and any battleships hit by torpedoes would be unlikely to have been able to remain in the action.
		Battleships and most cruisers were organised in battle and cruiser squadrons respectively.
		During the engagement between the battle-fleets, the German battleships were unable to clearly see the RN battleships, and failed to score a single hit on them.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/jellicol.htm (7472 words)

	The World Peril of 1910 - 15
		As the British battleships came on from the left with ever-increasing speed, the whole French line burst into a tornado of thunder and flame, but not a shot was fired from the English lines.
		Under ordinary circumstances they would have taken advantage of the confusion of the battleship action to attack the line of armoured cruisers behind, but between the two lines there was the ever-present destroying angel, as they came to call her, with her silent deadly guns, her unparalleled speed, and her terrible ram.
		Of the French battleships the Justice and the Democratie were still serviceable, and of the cruisers, the Jules Ferry, Leon Gambetta, Victor Hugo, Aube and Marseillaise were still in excellent fighting trim, although of course they were in no position to continue the struggle against the now overwhelming force of British battleships and armoured cruisers.
	www.forgottenfutures.com /game/ff9/peril/peril15.htm (2432 words)

	The Patriot Files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Another ship of the same class, the Wettin, was used as a gunnery training school, while the rest were docked and received only as much attention as was required to keep their engines, structure, and armaments in proper condition.
		Whilst a force of surface ships comprises various classes, according to the presumed strength of the enemy, the submarine needs no help to attack, and in defence is not so dependent on speed as the surface ships, as it has a sure protection in its ability to dive.
		With this decision began the trying period of waiting for the battleship squadrons, and a start was made with the operations intended to equalise the opposing forces, operations which, apart from mine successes, rested on the anticipation that our destroyers would find opportunities for attack in their nocturnal raids.
	www.patriotfiles.com /print.php?sid=484 (22007 words)

	[No title]
		The western Division consisted of the battleships Prince George, Victoria, Jupiter, Mars and Hannibal, and the cruisers Amphitrite, Spartiate, Andromeda, Europa, Niobe, Blenheim and Blake.
		This last misfortune convinced the Admiral that the destruction of his battleships could not be the work of any ordinary submarine, for at the time the Mars was struck she was steaming fifteen knots and the underwater speed of the best submarine was only twelve, saving only the Ithuriel, and she did not use torpedoes.
		There was some hope that they might escape the assaults of the mysterious and invisible enemy now that the airship had been destroyed, but unless the submarine had exhausted her torpedoes, or some accident had happened to her, there was very little for the Prince George and the Victorious, and so it turned out.
	gutenberg.net.au /ebooks06/0602811.txt (19395 words)

	Karl E. Meyer: Edwardian Warning: The Unraveling of a Colossus - WPJ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Two in particular struck this writer: how a global colossus can be weakened from within by unbridled party rivalry, feeding on outrage over broken rules and dirty tricks, and how swiftly the appearance of permanent supremacy can give way to the reality of diminished authority.
		So bitter were political disputes over trade and taxes, so divisive were class, gender, and ethnic conflicts, that many Britons turned almost with relief to the hecatomb of 1914—18, whose casualties wrote finis to the old imperial swagger.
		Observers from 14 foreign navies were able to inspect through binoculars the Royal Navy's prize possessions, including 11 new battleships, unrivaled for their speed and armor, and 5 first-class and 13 second-class cruisers, together with scores of other battleships, cruisers, and torpedo-boat destroyers.
	www.worldpolicy.org /journal/meyer.html (5255 words)

	Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1910, Keyes was looking forward to command of an armoured cruiser, when he was offered the appointment of Inspecting Captain of Submarines.
		He flew his flag aboard HMS Colossus, Dudley Pound, captain.
		He immediately advocated the forcing of Trondheim Fjord by battleships and the landing of a military force to recapture the city.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Roger_Keyes.htm (5919 words)

	HMS Colossus (1882) - Avoo - Ask Us A Question - The second HMS Colossus was a Colossus class second-class British ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The second HMS Colossus was a Colossus class second-class British battleship, launched in 1882 and commissioned in 1886.
		She had a displacement of 9,520 tons, and an armament of 4 x 12.5-inch breechloaders, 5 x 6-inch guns and had a respectable speed of 15.5 knots.
		Colossus was put up for sale in 1906, finally being broken up in 1908.
	www.sanpablocaus.com /profile/HMS_Colossus_(1882) (407 words)

	H. M. S. Hercules, Ships of Brawling Battleships Steel
		Laid down on July 30, 1909, launched on May 10 1910 and commissioned on July 31, 1911, Hercules carried a main armament of ten 12 inch main guns mounted two per turret; one centerline forward, two centerline superfiring aft and one wing turret per side that could fire fore and aft and to both sides.
		Inspired by the American battleships, this was the first British class to feature superfiring turrets, and the experiment was not completely successful—fire directly to the rear would cause blast damage to the lower turret.
		Prewar, as seemed to be the case with many of the early battleships whose unprecedented size made them difficult to handle, the ship was involved in a collision with a freighter.
	www.lostbattalion.com /t-bb_Hercules.aspx (313 words)

	ME7: The Armed Forces - Alternate History Discussion Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This class attempted too much on a limited displacement, but were still useful ships and a major step towards a more modern navy.
		Main and intermediate battery arrangement was the same as the previous class, but the guns were 12", rather than 13", and light guns were entirely different.
		Great Bear Class ships are named after the port in which they are stationed, though currently the HGS Naarustimaa is in Viipuri.
	alternatehistory.com /discussion/showthread.php?t=14521 (5450 words)

	World Battleships List: Royal Navy Dreadnoughts
		The Renown class was similarly reconstructed; a massive reconstruction for Hood was cancelled by war.
		All ships of the class were scheduled to be refitted to this standard, but the outbreak of war prevented it.
		In 1945 it was planned to restart construction of two of the cancelled Lion class battleships to a totally reworked design; they would have been completed in 1952.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/battleships/rn_dr.htm (3135 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		German battleship building came to a stop to allow their designers time to adjust to the new standard.
		She was second of the class to be launched on February 1, 1911 and third to be completed in June 1912.
		Conqueror both have the director platform and extended bridges, they best represent the class from 1915 to early 1916 and probably should not be built with net booms for, and definitely not for 1916.
	www.steelnavy.com /CombrigThunderer.htm (4426 words)

	Warship Costs
		It will be noted that battleship costs rose fairly slowly during the 1906/1910 period [Lord Nelson was £1.5m and Dreadnought £1.8m] and this may reflect the belief - that by eliminating the medium guns and increasing the number of main guns - that economies of scale could be achieved on a larger hull.
		With the Bellerophon Class, Armstrong Whitworth was cheaper by £74,615, and Vickers cheaper by £123,866 with the St.Vincent Class.
		Later Admiralty M class with higher speeds [Page 73 of The Grand Fleet] cost £110,000 but the 'Specials' were faster and cost £127,000 each.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/wcosts.htm (805 words)

	British Navy Ships--HMS Vanguard (Battleship, 1910-1917)
		Vincent class battleship built at Barrow-in-Furness, England, was placed in commission at the beginning of March 1910.
		Assigned to the Home Fleet during the next four years, upon the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 she became part of the Grand Fleet and thereafter operated in the North Sea.
		A panoramic photograph of battleships of the British Grand Fleet's First Battle Squadron at sea, seen from the after deck of another battleship.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-fornv/uk/uksh-v/vangrd10.htm (319 words)

	Dreadnought battleships 1914 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		- 5 'Kaiser' class (10-12in): 'Kaiser', 'Friedrich der Grosse', 'Kaiserin', 'Prinz Regent Luitpold', 'Koenig Albert'.
		- 4 'Konig' class (10-12in): 'Grosser Kurfurst', 'Konig', 'Markgraf', 'Kronprinz Wilhelm'.
		First of 3 'Derfflinger' class battlecruisers (8-12in): 'Derfflinger' completed in 1914, 'Lutzow' in 1915, 'Hindenburg' in 1917.
	www.naval-history.net /WW1NavalDreadnoughts.htm (320 words)

	Colossus Class
		Royal naval battleship HMS Colossus and HMS Hercules.
		Battleship website dedicated to the history of HMS Colossus and HMS Hercules from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for Naval Historians and Enthusiasts and Descendants of crew of HMS Colossus and HMS Hercules.
		HMS Colossus or HMS Hercules photographed from another battleship of the fleet.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /colossus_class.htm (364 words)

	HMS Hercules Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The ship finally arrived in Adelaide in July 1853.
		Hercules was a Colossus-class battleship built by Palmers, launched on May 10, 1910, and commissioned on July 31, 1911 at Portsmouth.
		She was a 20,000-ton dreadnought, mounting 10 12-inch guns and capable of 21 knots.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/h/hm/hms_hercules.html (378 words)

	Bibliography of the History of Germany and the Habsburg Empire
		Class, Religion, and Local Politics in Wilhelmine Germany: The Centre Party in Württemberg before 1914.
		Argues that Hitler was supported by the upper middle as well as lower middle class.
		The German Bourgeoisie: Essays on the History of the German Middle Class from the Late Eighteenth to the Early Twentieth Century.
	www.faculty.mcneese.edu /tfox/Germbibl.htm (9911 words)

	from an article on the web
		Pre-Dreadnought battleships all had a main battery of four guns.
		The "We Want Eight" panic then ensued, and six battleships and two battlecruisers were ordered in the 1909 program.
		The idea of the battlecruiser was shelved for a while, and the Queen Elizabeth class was built as fast battleships, now with 15 inch guns.
	www.johndclare.net /causes_WWI2_Dreadnought.htm (544 words)

	Dreadnought Battleships
		Their secondary armament was increased from 12pdr to 4in guns and the armour was better distributed, although at the cost of a slight reduction in the thickness of the main belt.
		They were the first British Battleships to have a torpedo bulkhead.
		SMS Markgraf and the other König class Battleships, headed the German line and all received considerable punishment as a result.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /battlesh.htm (255 words)

	British 12/50 (30.5 cm) Mark XI, XI* and XII
		The failure of these guns was a serious problem for the British, as they were used on six battleships.
		Surprisingly, the memo does not suggest that the shells be improved, but instead urges that these thicknesses of armor be considered for future ship designs, as if it was to be expected that enemy shells would perform as poorly as did their own.
		Note: Data from "British Battleships of World War Two" and represent an uncapped AP shell striking a plate at 90 degrees, i.e., with the axis of the shell perpendicular to the face of the plate.
	www.navweaps.com /Weapons/WNBR_12-50_mk11.htm (867 words)

	Colossus Did You Mean colossus? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
		The Colossus of Barletta, a giant statue of an unidentified Roman emperor.
		Colossus, a rollercoaster at Thorpe Park, a theme park in Chertsey, Surrey, Great Britain.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Colossus.html (252 words)

	L-12 Ocean
		In 1910 she returned home and joined the Fourth Division of the Home Fleet.
		Two months after the outbreak of World War One she was despatched to the East Indies for the protection of the Persian Gulf convoys.
		The fifth OCEAN was a Colossus Class light fleet carrier of 13,190 tons built in Glasgow very close to where the present OCEAN originated.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/l-12.htm (1061 words)

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