Dreadnaught ship classes and names

[hammurabi70]

This list might be of use:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/66811/pre-dreadnaught-naval-warfare

There are a fair few rule systems available.  As one of the more recent https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298113/white-bear-red-sun might be a good choice; David Manley's rules are good although I have not played these.

Available here:
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/223354/White-Bear-Red-Sun

No commission and I have no affiliation with the author!

[paulr]

Only one class of warship required, and some cotton wool balls.

http://jim-duncan.blogspot.com/2012/02/cotton-wool-ball-battleships.html
http://jim-duncan.blogspot.com/2012/02/french-fleet.html
http://jim-duncan.blogspot.com/2012/02/british-fleet.html
http://jim-duncan.blogspot.com/2012/04/cotton-wool-ball-battle.html

Try it, just for a laugh.

   
        

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Brilliant

[Antioch]

Late to the party here. In our corner of the world (Vancouver) we played pre dreadnaught games for many years. (Our own rules)  I have an Italian fleet & while I have all the latest pre 1905 ships, but my favorites were the Lepanto & Italia...two very old "battleships".

There only armour was over the gun redoubts....but no top armour as the guns were massive (read 17") muzzle loaders that fired over the redoubt when loaded. There was a bit of armour elsewhere but belt armour was mostly stacked bags of coal.  It was a great deal of fun sailing close to those brand new spiffy ships of other nations & openening up at close range. Even if you never penetrated there armour you could & we did start massive fires.  

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Well, well, well...
Just reading about a Wirral hero!
https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/18079006.peruvian-naval-hero-admiral-miguel-graus-birkenhead-links-honoured/

[pierre the shy]

Thanks for posting that link Lord Speedy.

The ironclad Huascar certainly had an interesting career with both the Peruvian and Chilean navies.

She is currently preserved as a museum ship in Chile.

Naval War in the Pacific 1879 - 83....hmmmmm