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How long is the HMS Dreadnought battleship?

The HMS Dreadnought battleship is about 161 m (527 ft) long.

What is measured: 1906 revolutionary battleship, hull length

HMS Dreadnought Battleship (161 m) drawn to scale beside the Statue of Liberty (93 m) and the Eiffel Tower (330 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Statue of Liberty (93 m), HMS Dreadnought Battleship (161 m) and Eiffel Tower (330 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.5× as long as a football (soccer) pitch
  • As long as about 3 Olympic swimming pools end to end
  • About 1.7× the height of the Statue of Liberty
  • About 49% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • As long as about 7 tennis courts end to end

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Facts about HMS Dreadnought Battleship

HMS Dreadnought made all existing battleships obsolete overnight and gave its name to an entire class of warship.

Source: Royal Navy Museum: HMS Dreadnought

Military

NameSizeCompared with HMS Dreadnought Battleship
Akula-Class Submarine113 m (371 ft)0.7×
Virginia-Class Submarine115 m (377 ft)0.72×
HMS Dreadnought Battleship161 m (527 ft)this page
Ohio-Class Submarine170 m (558 ft)1.1×
USS Arizona Battleship185 m (607 ft)1.2×
Zumwalt-Class Destroyer190 m (623 ft)1.2×
Bismarck-Class Battleship251 m (823 ft)1.6×
Yamato-Class Battleship263 m (863 ft)1.6×
Iowa-Class Battleship270 m (886 ft)1.7×
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier333 m (1,093 ft)2.1×

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Which is bigger: HMS Dreadnought Battleship or Virginia-Class Submarine?

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