![]() ![]() The ships of today dwarf most of the biggest warships built during the Second World War. To this day, the powers of the world have continued to compete to see who could build the biggest, best armed, most capable and modern warships. It set off an arms race as every other power desperately moved to build their own fleet of Dreadnaught style ships. ![]() A little over 100 years ago, the British demonstrated this when they built the HMS Dreadnaught, the first ‘modern’ battleship of massive size, speed and armament. The country with the newest and biggest ship usually leaves the competition scrambling to catch up. ![]() Outside of nuclear weapons, large naval vessels are the ultimate expression of a country’s power and ability. After all, it is the big ships which tend to have the biggest guns, the most missiles and the most aircraft. Unsurprisingly, it’s the big ships that tend to get all the attention. From tankers and supply ships to cruisers and aircraft carriers, navies are composed of a lot of different kinds of vessels. Within the navies of the world, an assortment of ships make up the fleet. That said, a capable navy remains an important tool to move your forces around the world, control an area of water or send a political message to another state. With the introduction of airpower, nuclear weapons and space technology throughout the 20 th Century, the role of the navy changed somewhat. It also reflects that nation’s ability to influence the rest of the world or impose its will on others. Having a numerically large navy is a symbol of wealth and power. Perhaps nowhere is this competitive nature more evident than in the navies of the various countries. In the military world, this adage has held true over the centuries as various nations and states sought to build the biggest militaries with the strongest weaponry. It is a natural human desire to build things bigger, faster and stronger then what came before. ![]()
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