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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...
- burned in 1972. A new Samoset Resort opened in 1974. In 1915, the new superdreadnought USS Nevada (BB-36) conducted tests and completed her running trials...
- 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...
- MISSION-001: "Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!" (超弩級戦車を粉砕せよ!, Chōdokyū Sensha wo Funsai se yo!) (June 30, 1998 ISBN 978-4-06-344025-6) MISSION-002:...
- Retrieved October 1, 2018. "Biggest Battleship Launched This W****; The Superdreadnought New York Will Take the Water at Brooklyn Navy Yard". The New York Times...
- to rapid technological change—most significantly the advent of the superdreadnought battleships—and lengthy delays in completion of the later units of...
- and the battleship Agamemnon were tasked with covering the powerful superdreadnought battleship Queen Elizabeth while she engaged the Ottoman artillery...
- New York Times. November 10, 1915. p. 8. "Nevada Meets Tests; New Superdreadnought easily fills contract requirements" (PDF). The New York Times. November...