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==History==

==History==

The beginnings of what would become HMS ''Dreadnought'' can be traced partially to the chief constructor of the [[Italian Navy]], Vittorio Cuniberti.  He was responsible for the design and construction of a number of warhips, including the ''Vittorio Emmanuelle'' class of four light battleships bearing two 12-inch guns and twelve 8-inch guns each.  Although rejected from building a new, more heavily-armed and armored design, Cuniberti received permission to write an article for ''Janes Fighting Ships''; published in the 1903 edition, the premise for a 17,000 ton warship bearing twelve 12-inch guns affected naval planners and tacticians around the world.  Independently, however, [[United States|American]] and [[Japan]]ese designers came to similar conclusions: in the spring of 1904 the [[United States Navy]] presented to [[Congress]] a request for two 16,000-ton battleships bearing eight 12-inch guns, and the following year Japan laid down the keels for a pair of battleships weighing in at 20,000 tons, with four 12-inch and twelve 10-inch guns each.

The beginnings of what would become HMS ''Dreadnought'' can be traced partially to the chief constructor of the [[Italian Navy]], Vittorio Cuniberti.  He was responsible for the design and construction of a number of warships, including the ''Vittorio Emmanuelle'' class of four light battleships bearing two 12-inch guns and twelve 8-inch guns each.  Although rejected from building a new, more heavily-armed and armored design, Cuniberti received permission to write an article for ''Janes Fighting Ships''; published in the 1903 edition, the premise for a 17,000 ton warship bearing twelve 12-inch guns affected naval planners and tacticians around the world.  Independently, however, [[United States|American]] and [[Japan]]ese designers came to similar conclusions: in the spring of 1904 the [[United States Navy]] presented to [[Congress]] a request for two 16,000-ton battleships bearing eight 12-inch guns, and the following year Japan laid down the keels for a pair of battleships weighing in at 20,000 tons, with four 12-inch and twelve 10-inch guns each.

Following closely Cunniberti's article in ''Janes'', and the actions of both the Americans and Japanese, British Admiral and First Sea Lord [[John Fisher]] had plans of his own in mind.  In late December, 1904 Fisher created a committee on designs to work on drafting a plan for a new battleship built to his specifications, which was to have a single caliber of big guns, and have the speed to dictate its own choosing of a place of battle.

Following closely Cunniberti's article in ''Janes'', and the actions of both the Americans and Japanese, British Admiral and First Sea Lord [[John Fisher]] had plans of his own in mind.  In late December, 1904 Fisher created a committee on designs to work on drafting a plan for a new battleship built to his specifications, which was to have a single caliber of big guns, and have the speed to dictate its own choosing of a place of battle.