The two Colossus class dreadnoughts were built as a result of a public panic caused by false reports about German plans to build a dozen dreadnoughts.
HMS Neptune was the first British dreadnought to deviate significantly from the original layout of HMS Dreadnought.
The Orion class battleships were the first British dreadnoughts to carry all of their guns on the centre line, allowing them to fire a full ten-gun broadside without putting excessive stress on the ship’s hull.
The King George V class battleships were slightly improved versions of the previous Orion class ships with the same arrangement of guns
The Iron Duke class battleships saw the return of the 6in gun, last seen on pre-dreadnought battleships. They were built as part of the 1911 Naval Programme, designed the year after Lord Fisher retired as First Sea Lord.
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