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Definition of Superdreadnought

superdreadnought
2. Any battleship having its main armament entirely of big guns all of one caliber. Since the Dreadnought was built, the caliber of the heaviest guns has increased from 12 in. to 131/2 in., 14 in., and 15 in., and the displacement of the largest batteships from 18,000 tons to 30,000 tons and upwards. The term superdreadnought is popularly applied to battleships with such increased displacement and gun caliber.
Superdreadnought
Superdreadnought Su`per*dread"nought`, n. See Dreadnought, above.

Meaning of Superdreadnought from wikipedia

- The dreadnought was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century. The first of the kind, the Royal Navy's HMS Dreadnought, had such an...
- Naval Armaments, all construction work ceased on the 75.9%-completed superdreadnought. She was sunk as a gunnery target on 26 November 1924, by the battleships...
- world's biggest and most powerful, both offensively and defensively, superdreadnought [sic] ever constructed," but the ship was only a little over half complete...
- Honor Harrington. Commander of LAC carrier Werewolf, commander of superdreadnought Imperator as Honor Harrington's flag captain with the rank of captain...
- The New York Times: 9. September 19, 1915. "Nevada Meets Tests; New Superdreadnought easily fills contract requirements" (PDF). The New York Times: 6. November...
- commands than Captains not yet on the List, such as battlecruisers and superdreadnoughts, and are considered sufficiently "safe" in career terms that their...
- The New York Times. 10 November 1915. p. 8. "Nevada Meets Tests; New Superdreadnought easily fills contract requirements" (PDF). The New York Times. 8 November...
- eventually given the rank of admiral in the Grayson navy and command of a superdreadnought squadron. She conducts her squadron and the rest of her adoptive nation's...
- Vengeance returned. The next attack came on 8 March; the powerful superdreadnought Queen Elizabeth, with her 15-inch (380 mm) guns, was to demolish the...
- of the main battery to match foreign development of the so-called superdreadnought type such as the British Orion class. The naval high command initially...