The Nassau class was a group of four dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial German Navy in the mid-1900s. The class comprised Nassau, Rheinland (pictured), Posen, and Westfalen. All four were laid down in mid-1907, and completed by late 1910. The battleships adopted a main battery of twelve 28 cm (11 in) guns in six twin-gun turrets. The ships served as II Division, I Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet for the duration of their careers. From 1910 to 1914, they participated in squadron exercises, training cruises, and fleet maneuvers. During World War I, the ships took part in operations intended to isolate and destroy parts of the numerically superior British Grand Fleet. These culminated in the Battle of Jutland in 1916, where the ships helped to sink HMS Black Prince, an armored cruiser. They also saw service in the Baltic Sea against the Russian Empire. After the war, all four ships were ceded to the Allied powers and broken up. (This article is part of a featured topic: Battleships of Germany.).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1547:

Nine-year-old Edward VI, the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant, became king. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VI

1813:

English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice

1958:

The Lego Group, a Danish toy company, filed a patent in Denmark for the design of Lego bricks (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego

1984:

Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, causing some of the most severe flooding recorded in the region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Domoina

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

obnoxious: 1. Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious. 2. (archaic or obsolete) Exposed or vulnerable to something, especially harm or injury. 3. (obsolete) 4. Causing harm or injury; harmful, hurtful, injurious. 5. Deserving of blame or punishment; blameworthy, guilty. 6. Under the authority or power of someone; subject, subordinate; hence, deferential, submissive, subservient. 7. Followed by to: likely to do something. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obnoxious

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