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The War at Sea By: Christopher L



__ War at Sea __

· Britain at the time of World War One had the strongest navy in the war. · The first battleship was built for the British in 1863. · The battleship was used a lot until 1906, when the Dreadnought was created and made the battleship obsolete. · The Dreadnought was a much more updated version of the battleship; the Dreadnought was much stronger and more armed as oppose to the battleship. · Cruisers were built in 1880 and were small and fast battleships used for war. · The Germans used a submarine for battle called the U-Boat. · Germany created the first U-boat in 1913; the U-boat was the first submarine compatible for war. · At the end of World War One the Treaty of Versailles was signed, this prevented the use of submarines for the Germans. · To get around this, the Germans trained in Spain and Russia. · The Germans used Thirty-eight of these boats during the war. · Although Britain had a very strong navy using boats, the Germans had an advantage when using the U-Boat/submarines. · John P. Holland created the first usable submarine in 1902 for the Royal Navy. · At this time during the war, ships were able to send messages by radio. Radios were crucial for sending information from sea to land and for having boats communicate with each other. · Torpedo boats were also very important during World War One, used for attacking. · Torpedo boats were much like cruisers, fast and small. · Submarines were very hard to get away from during the war; many techniques were used by boats to get away from submarines. o One technique used by boats to get away from was sailing in a zig-zag pattern. o Another technique was having a metal net tied to the bottom of the boat to ward off submarines · During World War One, aircraft carriers were constructed to carry planes by boat. · During this time aircraft carriers became a huge part of the war, due to the rise in aviation, and its use in the war. · The aircraft carriers could be used as escapes, and could also be used to attack other boats from the sky while out at sea. · The Battle of Jutland took place in May, 1916; this battle was fought at sea during World War One between Britain and Germany. In the end the Germans left victorious from the battle.



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