Dreadnoughts and Battleships
Resources below relate to the histories, ships, data, and other aspects. The materials are included for historic study of events, but mainly for modelers and wargamers. See also Military History.
History
- Lists of WWI Dreadnought Battleships, 1906-1919. Major countries; ship histories, specs, photos and diagrams, more.
- Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919
- British Dreadnought Battlecruiser List
- List of German Dreadnoughts of WWI
- Dreadnought Project. Wiki for ships from 1880-1920.
- Hochseeflotte (High Seas Fleet). Official website. All sorts of data, images, plans.
- Imperial German Navy, 1869-1919 (BigBadBattleships).
- Imperial German Navy in World War I. Provides a wealth of information and data, plus lots of photos and plans. Several sub-sections include:
- Dreadnoughts (Schlachtschiffe)
- Battlecruisers (Große Kreuzer)
- Models of WWI German Warships and Armaments. Beautiful photos of beautiful, large models.
- World War 1 Naval Combat. Covers various aspects on the naval war. Includes:
- Warship Definitions. Terms for different ship types.
- Dreadnought Battleships. Major classes of British and German battleships. With specs and simple plans.
- Pre-Dreadnought Battleships
- Battlecruisers
- Armoured Cruisers
- British Light Cruisers
- German Light Cruisers.
- World War I, 1914-1918 (Naval-History.Net). Histories, photos, data, and other materials; includes all major powers.
- Maritime War (World War I Document Archive). Covers in detail, all aspects, down to specifics (e.g., color of vessels, signal flags). Uses original source material and other documents. Especially useful sections include:
- Ships, Weapons, Tactics
- Fleet Deployments//Fleet Lists
- Battles and Campaigns. Includes lists of ships engaged, reports, etc.
- Interesting Maritime and Military Links. Resources, museums, other data sources.
- German Navy Tactical Orders. Brief listing of various procedures.
- United States Navy in World War I (Naval-History.Net). Short history, photos, data.
The Battle of Jutland (Skagerrakschlacht)
- Battle of Jutland (World War 1 Naval Combat).
- Battle of Jutland. Wikipedia article. Good summary and chronology of the battle, with charts, statistics, illustrations, and list of references. References include links to e-versions of official battle reports and memoirs of fleet admirals.
- Battle of Jutland 1916 - Casualties Listed by [British] Ship. From Jellicoe's report. Lists each ship, its losses, and many have links to photos and additional data on the ship (including lists of all crew members killed by name). Page includes a table showing the number of hits for each ship. Also has link to list of civilian casualties.
- Battle of Jutland: Order of Battle.
- Jutland Reports and Personal Narratives. Scroll down to Jutland.
Rules (Selected)
- Naval Miniatures Rules for Naval Wargames. List of rule systems.
- Fleet Action Imminent (Old Dominion Game Works).
- Free Wargames Rules: World War One. Search for naval rules on this page.
- Naval Thunder.
Painting
- Colour Schemes of WWI Warships. Brief description for each of the major powers (and a few lesser ones).
Ship Models
- Panzerschiffe. 1:2,400 scale model warships for a variety of periods. Most products have photo.
- Alnavco. 1:1,200 (1"=100') scale. Alnavco also carries several other makers:
- Superior, Clydeside 1:1,200
- Navis/Neptun, Argos, CM 1:1,250
- GHQ, Superior, SeaBattle 1:2,400
- World War I Ships (Scale Creep Miniatures). 1:6,000 scale Figurehead.
- Figurehead 1:6,000 scale.
- Micronauts® Great War (WWI): 1/2400th Scale Models of Naval Ships (GHQ). Includes good photos. Line covers: English, German, Russian, French, and United States navies.
- Model Warships. On modeling of all periods. Products, reviews, how-to, etc.
- Skytrex (Ships section). 1:600-1:1,250. Includes dockyard/harbor models. Several makes:
- Davco 1:3,000 ships (see also their battle packs)
- Triton 1:1250th Scale Harbour Accessories
