This article was originally published with the title “ The New British Dreadnoughts ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 105 No. 11 (September 1911), p. 230 doi:10.1038 ...

American naval ships use USS before the ship's name, but with British ships it's HMS. There's a reason, and a lot of history, behind the designation.

The Royal Navy's Evolution from the 'Wooden Walls' to the Steel Battlewagon. This work completes noted naval historian Dr. Friedman’s history of the origins, evolution, and service of the British ...