dreadnaught

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We came up with a design for the dreadnaught, using a lot of the original measurements, certainly, and some new woods.

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  • On the radar Chaison could see the shapes of Rook's sister ships overtaking the dots of Falcon bikes, which simply vanished as they passed Ahead was the huge but indistinct blob that must be the new dreadnaught--a weapon of terror no one from Slipstream had ever seen except in blurry photos. —  AnalogSFF,March2006
  • She made sure that she could see the glow of her indicator, and Mahallan, without turning her head Just in case, she loosened the scabbard of her sword The dreadnaught was tangled in parachutes and trailed debris in a long smoking beard of rope and timber. —  AnalogSFF,March2006
  • He glanced up The shattered half hull of the Rook still stuck out of the fore half of the dreadnaught, right at the spot where the great ship had been torn in two. —  AnalogSFF,March2006
  • Â According to the Chicago Tribune, posted 4 hours ago from dreadnaught. wordpress.com —  BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs
  • It's the only "dreadnaught" (the prototype of the modern battleship) type of battleship surviving, and is also the only surviving battleship that fought in both WW I and WW II. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
 

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