Warships and Ships at war

[brian daley]

This is a German warship of the pre-Dreadnought era ,the 11,800 ton Kaiser class,four of them were built between 1895 -1902. Their small main battery calibre of 9 1/2 inch,was offset by a powerful secondary armament of eighteen 6 inch weapons. The introduction of the British Dreadnought class in 1906 led to an arms race between Germany and Great Britain which had devastating consequences for all concerned,
BrianD