

Eight months later she went to sea for the first time for her preliminary steam trials and, although this did not mark her final completion, the production of a seagoing warship of 18,000 tons, and of a new type, in such a short period of time was a remarkable achievement. Over 6000 tons of material had been built into her since her laying down just nineteen weeks beforehand. On 10 February 1906 the hull of the first all-big-gun battleship, HMS Dreadnought, was launched at Portsmouth Dockyard. PERFORMANCE OF MARINE VEHICLES AT SEA LECTURES.SERVICE & OPERATION MANUALS - OTHER MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.SERVICE & OPERATION MANUALS - DIESEL ENGINES.SERVICE & OPERATION MANUALS - NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT AND DP.
