The United States responded by launching its own “dreadnaught”, the USS Michigan, and other nations later followed. Throughout the developments of ships and technology, navies could not afford keeping them all.
The process of commissioning ships, as well as decommissioning ships became more and more influential when stronger technological advances came into play. There was no reason to keep a vessel used in the Battle of Ironclads when you have resources to further develop more and more dreadnaughts. With competing nations for so many other reasons, the technology ages made the World Wars inevitable.
Teddy Roosevelt’s Navy advancements motivated naval leaders to further forward think about the United States Navy. During World War I, America’s …show more content…
Improved artillery, rams, torpedoes, submarines, and many other inventions aided the United States domination. Improved artillery included expansions and improvements to guns and cannons. Guns became more precise, and longer-ranged. Canons also became more accurate and longer-ranged, but also had an increase in capacity for gun-powder, and the amount of shells it can withstand. These small improvements to artillery not only were monumental to weaponry, but also to the greater military. Steam engines enabled more maneuverability than the ships with sails, therefore the boats were able to sneak up and ram other ships to sink them; provided they were protected with serious armor preventing their own ship to sink. Torpedoes were a clear advantage to acquire. They were explosives that could be sent below the water level. They could sneak up on enemies and completely demolish them. Submarines, similarly, were very low-profile and improved abilities. Naval technology still uses all of these methods in the modern times to continue to be a leading military force.
Being such a leader; expenses are at a maximum because the military has to maintain improvements, further developments, and repairs of all of their technology, machinery, and expertise. The government funding not only includes funds of the machinery, but also the people working for and on the equipment. The price of steel is far more expensive than the price of wood, as well as the price of steam engines is far more expensive than sails and relying on the
The process of commissioning ships, as well as decommissioning ships became more and more influential when stronger technological advances came into play. There was no reason to keep a vessel used in the Battle of Ironclads when you have resources to further develop more and more dreadnaughts. With competing nations for so many other reasons, the technology ages made the World Wars inevitable.
Teddy Roosevelt’s Navy advancements motivated naval leaders to further forward think about the United States Navy. During World War I, America’s …show more content…
Improved artillery, rams, torpedoes, submarines, and many other inventions aided the United States domination. Improved artillery included expansions and improvements to guns and cannons. Guns became more precise, and longer-ranged. Canons also became more accurate and longer-ranged, but also had an increase in capacity for gun-powder, and the amount of shells it can withstand. These small improvements to artillery not only were monumental to weaponry, but also to the greater military. Steam engines enabled more maneuverability than the ships with sails, therefore the boats were able to sneak up and ram other ships to sink them; provided they were protected with serious armor preventing their own ship to sink. Torpedoes were a clear advantage to acquire. They were explosives that could be sent below the water level. They could sneak up on enemies and completely demolish them. Submarines, similarly, were very low-profile and improved abilities. Naval technology still uses all of these methods in the modern times to continue to be a leading military force.
Being such a leader; expenses are at a maximum because the military has to maintain improvements, further developments, and repairs of all of their technology, machinery, and expertise. The government funding not only includes funds of the machinery, but also the people working for and on the equipment. The price of steel is far more expensive than the price of wood, as well as the price of steam engines is far more expensive than sails and relying on the