Topics in Chronicling America - Battleships and the Pre-WW I Naval Arms Race

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Important Dates:

• February 10 1906. Battleship HMS Dreadnought is launched.
• November 15 1906. Japan launches the Satsuma.
• July 22 1907. Germany launches SMS Nassau.
• May 26 1908. United States launches the USS Michigan.
• August 20 1910. Italy launches the Dante Alighieri.
• July 24 1910. Austria-Hungary starts building the Viribus Unitis.

Suggested Search Terms:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] Battleship, Dreadnought, Admiral Dewy, Nassau, Battleship Connecticut, Battleship Michigan, Battleship South Carolina.

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "The World's Most Powerful Battleship Launched," The Pensacola Journal, 11 February 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "England's Monster Battle-Ship Compared With Our Giant Connecticut," The Evening World, 22 February 1906, Final Results Edition, Page 3, Image 3, col. 2.
• "Admiral Dewey Pleads For Giant Battleship," The Pensacola Journal, 21 March 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
• "The World's most Powerful Battleship," The San Francisco Call, 8 April 1906, Page 5, Image 5, col. 1.
• "Think America Got Dreadnought Plans," The Washington Times, 2 May 1906, Last Edition, Page 9, Image 9, col. 3.
• "Germany's Battleships," New-York Tribune, 13 August 1906, Page 4, Image 4, col. 2.
• "Keeping Our Navy Up to Date," Deseret Evening News, 15 September 1906, Last Edition, Part Two, Page 32, Image 32come col. 1.
• "Limiting Naval Expantion," The Washington Times, 21 October 1906, Page 6, Image 7come col. 2.
• "Japan's Big Ship Afloat," New-York Tribune, 16 November 1906, Page 3, Image 3, col. 2.
• "Germany's New Naval Monster," The Salt Lake Herald, 8 March 1908, News Section, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
• "Our New Battleship," New-York Tribune, 12 July 1908, Page 3, Image 3 col. 4.
• "Germany's Navy Scares Britain," New-York Tribune, 17 March 1909, Page 1, Image 1 col. 3.
• "Half Billion In Ships," New-York Tribune, 24 April 1910, Page 4, Image 20 col. 1.