What is a battleship?
Q: What is a battleship?
A: A battleship is a type of large warship with metal armor and heavy caliber guns. It was the most powerful and expensive kind of warship from around 1880 to the 1940s.
Q: What were some of the inventions used to make battleships more powerful?
A: Different countries used new inventions like steel armor, rifled guns, and better kinds of steam engine to make their ships more powerful.
Q: Who built many battleships in the 19th century?
A: Britain and France were two countries that tried to build bigger and better warships in the 19th century, while other countries like Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy and the United States also built many battleships.
Q: What was HMS Dreadnought?
A: HMS Dreadnought was a new kind of battleship made by Britain in 1906 which had steam turbine engines which made it faster than earlier ships. All its guns were also very large so it could damage other ships from further away.
Q: How did submarines affect World War I?
A: Submarines made a bigger difference to World War I than people expected even though battleships were still important at this time. Submarines could sink enemy vessels without being seen or detected easily making them an effective weapon against naval forces during this war.
Q: How did aircraft carriers become more important than battleships during World War II?
A: Aircraft carriers became more important than battleships during World War II because they had dozens of airplanes which could drop bombs or torpedos from further away than a battleship's guns could shoot. Also hits from bombs or torpedos would still sink a heavily armored battle ship despite its thick armor making aircraft carriers much more effective weapons against naval forces during this war.
Q: When did American Battleships become museums?
A: American Battleships became museums in 2004 when the last ones were decommissioned by the United States Navy after having been kept for use since Cold War times due to their big guns being useful for shooting at shore targets if there was an invasion from sea as well as being given new weapons like guided missiles for potential use against Russia if there was ever another war between them two countries
