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	Encyclopedia: Battleship
		The main battleship nations during this period were Britain, France and Russia, plus newcomers Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, while Turkey and Spain built small numbers of armoured frigates and cruisers, and Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands built smaller "coastal battleships" (pantserschip) of up to 5,000 tons.
		SMS Ostfriesland was a Dreadnought-type battleship of the Helgoland class.
		Battleships still in existence as museums include the American USS Massachusetts, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas, the British HMS Mary Rose, Victory and Warrior, the Japanese Mikasa, the Swedish Vasa, the Dutch Buffel and Schorpioen, and the Chilean Huascar.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battleship (11352 words)

	Battleship Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Italian Italian battleship Giulio Cesare''Giulio Cesare'' was taken by the Soviets as reparations and renamed ''Novorossiysk''; it was sunk by a German mine in the Black Sea 29 October 1955.
		The French French battleship Lorraine''Lorraine'' was scrapped in 1954, French battleship Richelieu''Richelieu'' in 1964 and French battleship Jean Bart''Jean Bart'' in 1970.
		Battleships still in existence as museums include the American USS North Carolina (BB-55)''North Carolina'', USS Alabama (BB-60)''Alabama'' and USS Texas (BB-35)''Texas'', the British Mary Rose''Mary Rose'', HMS Victory''Victory'' and HMS Warrior (1860)''Warrior'', the Swedish ''Vasa (ship)Vasa'', the Dutch HNLMS Buffel''Buffel'' and HNLMS Schorpioen''Schorpioen'' and the Japanese Japanese battleship Mikasa''Mikasa''.
	www.echostatic.com /Battleship.html (4096 words)

	Battleship Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		However, it is commonly viewed to commence with the Orion class battleship, (and in German ships with the Konigs).
		No battleship was lost to heavy bombers on the open seas (Roma was sunk by a guided missile while underway to surrender), which was considered the most grave aerial peril to battleships prior WWII due to Billy Mitchell and SMS Ostfriesland experiment.
		Keep the two battleships on the register until the Navy certified that it has within the fleet an operational surface fire support capability that equals or exceeds the fire support capability that the Iowa-class battleships would be able to provide for the Marine Corps' amphibious assaults and operations ashore.
	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Battleship (4759 words)

	Battleship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The name "battleship" was initially given to first-, second-, and third-rate ships of the line during the age of sail.
		For over 300 years battleships were the main instrument of naval warfare, particularly in Europe where they allowed nations such as the Netherlands, Spain, France and Britain, to create and maintain trade-based overseas empires.
		The ships, while comparatively big for a cruiser, are not battleships; they adhere to the design premise of a large missile cruiser and lack traditional battleship traits such as heavy armor and significant shore bombardment capability.
	www.condominiumwebsites.com /search.php?title=Battleship (4173 words)

	BATTLESHIP FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Following the development of the line_of_battle, first used with ships_of_the_line by England, the Netherlands and Spain in the early 17th_century, battleships became for over 300 years the main instrument of naval_warfare by European countries, allowing nations such as the Netherlands, Spain, France and, most notably, Britain, to create and maintain trade-based overseas empires.
		From 1870 to 1890 battleship design was in a wildly experimental phase, as different navies experimented with different turret arrangements, sizes and numbers, with each new design rendering the previous ones largely obsolete overnight.
		All four were modernized and recommissioned under the Reagan administration and converted to carry Tomahawk_missiles, with ''New Jersey'' seeing action bombarding Lebanon, while ''Missouri'' and ''Wisconsin'' fired their 16-inch (406 mm) guns at land targets and launched missiles in the Gulf_War of 1991.
	www.abait.com /battleship (4812 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Orion is a proper name used in many different ways: Orion the hunter, from Greek mythologyOrion the constellationOrion the spiral arm in the Milky WayOrion, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in FranceOrion the communications satelliteThe Orion project, a proposed nuclear pulse pro..
		Orion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology, is the archetype of the hunter.
		Orion in Mythology Orion is born in Boeotia, the fertile heart of civilized Hellas, whose folk the Boeotian poet Hesiod described as farmers in the winter and sailors in the summer season.
	www.alanaditescili.net /browse.php?title=O/OR/ORI (7966 words)

	Battleship -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This ship instantly rendered all British battleships obsolete, as tBritish vessels would easily be outmaneuvered and their (A solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon) cannonballs would simply bounce off Gloire's revolutionary metal armour.
		The ships, while comparatively big for a cruiser, are not battleships; they adhere to the design premise of a large missile (A large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer) cruiser and lack traditional battleship traits such as heavy armor and signigicant shore bombardment capability.
		The term "battleship" often makes an appearance in military-oriented (Literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society) science fiction, where they often occupy a role similar to their historical one.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battleship.htm (4473 words)

	Orion class battleship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The first of the four ship class was HMS Orion, being laid down on the 29th November 1909 and launched on the 20th August 1910, being commissioned in January 1912.
		They were the first dreadnoughts to have all their main guns in the centerline as well as re-introducing the massive 13.5-inch main armament, not seen in Royal Navy service on their battleships since the 1891 Royal Sovereign-class.
		She was decommissioned in 1921, serving as a cadet ship from 1922, becoming the last surviving ship of the class until she was scrapped in December 1926.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/orion_class_battleship (266 words)

	Erin Class Dreadnought Battleship - HMS Erin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The extra beam of the class compared with Royal Navy equivalents meant that she could not fit into Royal docks and had to use a private yard for docking.
		The secondary armament was the heavier 6 inch gun, and the main armament a modified Vickers 'special' but with similar performance to the British 13.5 inch guns.
		Erin although similar in layout to British super Dreadnoughts could be distinguished by the distinctive round funnels, the reverse tripod and the central "Q" turret being mounted one deck higher.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /battleship/hms-erin.html (250 words)

	Orion Class
		Battleship website dedicated to the history of HMS Orion, HMS Monarch, HMS Conqueror and HMS Thunderer from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for Naval historians and Enthusiasts and descendants of crew of HMS Orion, HMS Monarch, HMS Conqueror and HMS Thunderer.
		HMS Orion and HMS Conqueror were scrapped on 19th December 1922.
		HMS Orion was built at Portsmouth naval Dockyard and laid down on the 29th November 1909 and launched 20th August 1910.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /orion_class.htm (1477 words)

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		Initial models include a wide variety of subjects from a predreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy to a modern frigate from the navy of India.
		HMS Orion 1914, the First of the Super-Dreadnoughts - Designed only five years after HMS Dreadnought, the HMS Orion had almost twice the broadside weight of shell, thanks to the addition of the 13.5-inch/45 Mk V gun as the main armament.
		HMS Swiftsure 1904, British 2nd Class Battleship Purchased from Chile to Prevent her Purchase by Russia.
	www.steelnavy.com /CombrigPage.htm (1927 words)

	King George V Class Battleship - HMS King George V, Centurion, Audacious, Ajax
		The secondary armament was re-arranged to improve forward fire after it was found during manoeuvres that during a torpedo attack the forward anti-torpedo boats guns fired twice as often as the rear ones.
		The anti-torpedo bulkhead covered a larger area than the Orion class but had not reverted to the full length one of Neptune.
		In June 1914 the four ships of the class visited Kiel and King George V was visited by the Kaiser in his first visit to a British battleship.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /battleship/hms-king-george-v.html (303 words)

	WebTrekkie's Top Star Trek Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The USS Crimson, a defiant class starship serving in Task group 192 of Bravofleet was built to defend the Federation.
		The USS Voyager is an Akula class vessel in Bravo Fleets' Expeditionary Fleet.
		The ambassador class starship, USS Poseidon, rediscovered after she disappeared almost 40 years prior has been refitted and placed back into service under the confident captain Benjamin Pierce, a skilled scientist and good commanding officer.
	www.webtrekkie.com /PHP/rank1 (6470 words)

	HMS NELSON BATTLESHIP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		HMS DUKE OF YORK 1940 KING GEORGE V CLASS
		HMS EMPEROR OF INDIA 1913 IRON DUKE CLASS
		HMS KING GEORGE V 1939 KING GEORGE V CLASS
	www.homestead.com /nelson1/BRITISHBATTLESHIPS.html (77 words)

	STSSTCSMU&A - Federation - Scylla Class - Scout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This class is but one of several such ships that Gary has kindly submitted to the MUandA, almost all of which came under the Stardate Magazine header "Jaynz Ships of the Galaxy", an obvious nod to the real Janes military hardware information service.
		NOTES: When the radically-new design for the Excelsior class battleship was proposed to Star Fleet, there was no doubt in Procurement about the entire design.
		Only a quarter of the battleship's displacement, it would nonetheless simulate all the calculated stresses and include all the intended equipment, and it could be constructed in less than a year.
	www.sub-odeon.com /stsstcsmua/Federation/scylla.html (606 words)

	Trenches on the Web - Timeline: 1905-1914 - The Dreadnought Race
		HMS Dreadnought represented a true terror weapon of the day whose speed, armament, and firepower obsoleted every other battleship then in existence.
		This launched the great arms race for the building of the dreadnought class ships.
		While the defeat of the German navy would never, in itself, ensure the absolute defeat of Germany, the defeat of the British navy would spell the end of the island-based power and its empire.
	www.worldwar1.com /tldread.htm (231 words)

	Star Trek Database - Chronology
		Ships from some of these classes were allegedly "seen" at Wolf 359 and are all mentioned in the Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael and Denise Okuda, so they would all be considered official designs.
		That design was the Nebula class starship in its original form as built by Ed Miarecki using parts from ERTL's 1/1400 and 1/2500 scale Enterprise D model kits.
		When the large filming miniature of the Nebula class was built for "The Wounded", Sternbach and Okuda had replaced the small nacelles with the AWACS dish and repositioned the secondary hull.
	www.shipschematics.net /startrek/chronology.html (7598 words)

	Starfleet Command Orion Pirates TNG Mod
		ISC tng/new802/sfc-isc-dnbat2 DN 882 Battleship Taldren Model/Darkdrone Kitbash
		I have been to the Veridian System in a Venture Class Galaxy re-fit with an Akira and a Nova as escorts..
		I will need the new original game spec file from Taldren before I release this - you may know there was a spec file error with the Mirak X-Ships.
	www.strategyplanet.com /sfc/chrisjones/TNGOP.shtml (3443 words)

	Ex Astris Scientia - Fan Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A mixed crew aboard a dangerous and unstable captured prototype ship battle to protect Starfleet ideals against the dark shadows that haunt the Federation.
		While waiting for a response from Starfleet command the crew of the captured Corinthian are asked to help to diffuse a dangerous situation by tracking down a rogue battleship.
		Starfleet has tapped Benjamin Sisko and his staff to unravel the secrets of the aliens laundering the Orion Syndicate's latinum.
	www.ex-astris-scientia.org /fiction.htm (2778 words)

	Bismarck & Tirpitz - General Information - Latest Site Updates
		Uploaded book review by John Asmussen of the new USS Ticonderoga and IJN Yamato Class Battleships books from Classic Warships Publishing.
		This website have received "Battleship Bismarck Golden Award" which is uploaded to the "Miscellaneous" section.
		I have added a new section "Technical Layout for the battleships of the Scharnhorst Class" and the first page "General Details has been uploaded.
	www.bismarck-class.dk /general_information/latestsiteupdates.html (4870 words)

	Sarna.net Forums: Bellerophon Class Heavy Battleship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I read the Colossus's fluff, but that doesn't square with the rules.
		The Bellerophon Class Heavy Battleship, is not the Colossus, so how does the fluff for that ship affect this one?
		I like how you have the fuel for fighters sperate and treat it as something other then a given.
	www.sarna.net /w3t/showflat.php?Number=97107 (853 words)

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