Dreadnought (disambiguation)

Dreadnought may refer to:

Battleships were called Dreadnoughts, following the launch of the HMS Dreadnought in 1906. The term persists in some military science fiction, referring to warships larger than battleships.
HMS Dreadnought, the name of several warships of the Royal Navy
Dreadnought (book), a book by Robert K. Massie
Workers' Dreadnought, a newspaper of the suffragettes
Dreadnought steel-string acoustic guitar, a large-bodied guitar originally invented by C.F. Martin & Company
Some types of trams in the British Empire, particularly those built just after the introduction of the HMS Dreadnought in 1906.
KV-2 Soviet heavy artillery tank, called "Dreadnought" by its crews ^{[citation needed]}
Some types of UK railway carriages, such as those built by the Metropolitan Railway between 1910 and 1923 (three of which are preserved by the Vintage Carriages Trust), and also, to a separate design, by the Great Western Railway (one preserved at Didcot Railway Centre). They were named Dreadnought because they were significantly larger than their predecessors.

Dreadnoughts in pop culture

Dreadnought (Warhammer 40,000) space marine walking vehicle in Warhammer 40,000 universe
The imperial airship used as a weapon in the game Final Fantasy II
Phyrexian Dreadnought, an artifact creature from the card game Magic: The Gathering
"Dreadnought", an episode in the second season of Star Trek: Voyager
Villainous robot featured in Marvel Comics' Iron Man series
Main ship used by Scarrans in the Farscape series
a heavy Soviet battleship capable of firing devastating long range missiles in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 PC game.

Dreadnaught, award-winning U.S.-based rock performance/recording artists and house band for Writers On A New England Stage (featuring John Updike, Alan Alda, Dan Brown, Mitch Albom)
Dreadnaught (heavy metal band) based in Melbourne, Australia
Dreadnaught, a 1981 Hong Kong kungfu film directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser, a type of starship in the Star Wars universe
The Dreadnaught Factor, an Activision game for Atari 5200 and Mattel Intellivision