The great dreadnought; the strange story of H. M. S. Agincourt, the mightiest battleship of World War I

by Richard Hough

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The biggest battleship of her era was originally to be called the Rio de Janeiro but due to a change of ownership became Sultan Osman I and finally HMS Agincourt. This is a look at her chequered history which started with British and German shipyards vying to build her.

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A description of the career of HMS Agincourt, the battleship that carried fourteen 12" guns, the largest number of main armament in the Dreadnought era. It also passed through the hands of three different governments in its short career. Moderately entertaining.

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