Actually, Dreadnought had 12" guns.
There was a steady progression of gun sizes. From 12" to 13.5" to 15" to 16". I believe the Nagato (1920) was the first battleship to carry 16" guns. The biggest battleships of WWI were 15" guns, but Jutland was mostly fought with 12" and 13.5" guns.
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-- Chris Coleman
Jul 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM ET
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-- AnotherTechW
Jul 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM ET
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ding, ding, ding, correct!
-- lilhokie525
Jul 10, 2026 at 07:38 AM ET
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07/10/26 07:38 AM ET
Beginning of WWI England/Churchill did not sell Turkey 2 of them
-- turkeywinghokie
Jul 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM ET
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07/10/26 12:52 PM ET
Actually, Dreadnought had 12" guns.
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-- Chris Coleman
Jul 10, 2026 at 08:41 AM ET
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07/10/26 08:41 AM ET
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And eventually 18.1" guns on the Yamato
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 10, 2026 at 09:09 AM ET
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07/10/26 09:09 AM ET
Correct. Nasty, but pointless.**
-- Chris Coleman
Jul 10, 2026 at 09:31 AM ET
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Especially since we sent both BBs in that class to the bottom.
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM ET
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