The mighty dreadnoutht

摘要

The approaching centenary of the conclusion of the First World War is as good a time as any to reflect on some of the engineeringthat preceded the conflict. Indeed, the respective antagonists' accumulation of military might is widely accepted as a significant contributing factor to the outbreak of the Great War, tensions ratcheting up in tandem with the naval arms race that unfolded. One of the most impressive ships to emerge from this pre-war period - and certainly one of the longest serving - was the SMS Goeben of the Imperial German Navy.