Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Battleships and Naval Arms Race" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Battleship, Navy, Naval, Dreadnought, Admiral Dewy, Nassau, Battleship Connecticut, Battleship Michigan, Battleship South Carolina
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1906 and 1910.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"The World's Most Powerful Battleship Launched"
The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL), February 11, 1906, Image 1, col. 1-3.
"England's Monster Battle-Ship Compared With Our Giant Connecticut"
The Evening World (New York, NY), February 22, 1906, Final Results Edition, Page 3, Image 3, col. 2.
"Admiral Dewey Pleads For Giant Battleship"
The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL), March 21, 1906, Image 1, col. 3.
"The World's Most Powerful Battleship"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), April 8, 1906, Page 5, Image 5, col. 1-7.
"Think America Got Dreadnought Plans"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), May 2, 1906, Last Edition, Page 9, Image 9, col. 3.
"Germany's Battleships"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), August 13, 1906, Page 4, Image 4, col. 2-3.
"Keeping Our Navy Up to Date"
Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, UT), September 15, 1906, Last Edition, Part Two, Page 32, Image 32, col. 1-5.
"Limiting Naval Expansion"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 21, 1906, Page 6, Image 7, col. 2.
"Japan's Big Ship Afloat"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), November 16, 1906, Page 3, Image 3, col. 2.
"Germany's New Naval Monster"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), March 8, 1908, News Section, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"Our New Battleship"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 12 July 1908, Page 3, Image 3, col. 4.
"Germany's Navy Scares Britain"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), March 17, 1909, Image 1, col. 3.
"Half Billion In Ships"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), April 24,1910, Page 4, Image 20, col. 1-3.

Battleships and the Naval Arms Race (1906-1910): Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America