User blog comment:Void Samukai/The 7 key BBs in history/@comment-27822411-20160118003929

Okay, I'll start us off with my opinions:

1) The Mary Rose: The first ship with a lot of heavy hitting guns built up from the keel

2) HMS Warrior: First battleship made mostly from metal and using steam as a means of propulsion

3) HMS Devastation: First BB that got rid of the sails, had main guns in bow and aft turrets

4) HMS Dreadnought: First modern BB with a large number of big guns, first that used turbine engines

5) USS Nevada: All or nothing armour scheme that would be used by most future BBs

6) HMS Queen Elizabeth: Use of oil instead of coal

7) IJN Nagato: A BB with even larger guns, good speed and balanced armour

After that, BBs just were able increase of speed, firepower and protection. Nothing really that amazingly new happen IMHO