In starship classification, a super-dreadnought is a dreadnought that has stronger weapons and armor than normal dreadnoughts. The Interstellar Concordium Pacification Army used that term rather liberally to designate their own heavy dreadnoughts as well as those of their enemies in the late 23rd century. However, they considered super-dreadnoughts to be somewhat less powerful than battleships. (RIS Bouteina)
Also, a super-dreadnought was a wet-navy variation on the battleship, on an "all-big-gun" design. One of the trials of the Hilbert Hotel involved fighting a pirate pocket battleship with a super-dreadnought after a destroyer was sunk by the enemy ship. (RIS Bouteina: "Hilbert Hotel")
Types of super-dreadnought[]
External link[]
- Super-dreadnought article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.