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WATCH A 100-YEAR-OLD NAVAL BATTLE IN ANIMATION

• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. Atherton

For a few hundred years, the best way to build a battleship was to put a bunch of cannons on it, reinforce the hull, and then maneuver it to blow up another battleship. A century of change in naval warfare means no one really fields battleships anymore (there are a couple of edge cases). Instead the sea is ruled by a complex mix of aircraft carriers, escort ships, and submarines. The best explanation for our post-Battleship presence comes from the greatest naval battle of the first World War. Begun 100 years ago today, the Battle of Jutland pitted the British navy against the German fleet. This video, narrated by Nick Jellicoe, grandson of Britain's Admiral Jellicoe, who commanded the battle, walks through the battle itself.


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