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Sea Warfare


 * The Battleship

The first battleship was called the British Minotaur, it was completed in 1863.


 * Cruisers

They were first built around 1880. They were small but they were faster than battleships. They could weigh from 2,000 lbs to 14,000 lbs. Both sides of the war created many of these to assist the battleships.


 * Dreadnought

This ship was used by the british and was known as one of the heaviest in the naval battles. They had 12 inch guns for farther and more accurate shots. It wa sthe first major ship driven by steam turbines.

The first was created in 1902 and Germany create the first for the war. It was called the Unterseeboot, or U-Boat. They had 10 u-boats and 30 subs, Britain had 55 subs and France had 77. These boats did not last long because they were fragile and they only drove for a few hours. But they had 6 torpedo tubes and 16cm guns also mine laying capabilities.
 * Submarines


 * Torpedo Boats

Ships Lost

Gray = Allied Powers

Black = Central Powers

__**Country**__ Battle Ships Cruisers Gunboats Torpedo Boats Submarines Destroyers Russia 4 2 1 0 14 22 France 4 5 2 8 12 11 Great Britain 13 25 7 11 54 64 Italy 3 3 1 6 8 8 United States 0 3 1 0 1 2 Japan 1 4 0 1 0 2 Germany 1 7 8 55 200 68 Austria-Hungary 3 2 0 4 7 4 Turkey 1 2 4 5 0 3