Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1: History and Background; Introduction; The Thames Iron Works 1846-1912: The Oldest Battleship Builders in the World; A New Battleship for the Thames; The Importance of Ship Models; Chapter 2: The Building Programme; Plans and Scale; The Hull; Metal Plates; Finishing Touches; Chapter 3: Propulsion, Decks and Funnels; Propellers; Decks and Decking; Fabricating Funnels; Chapter 4: Armaments and Electronics; Protecting the Great Guns; Gravity Casting; The Protection of the Ship; Secondary Armament; Electronics.;HMS Thunderer was the third Orion class battleship, one of the Super Dreadnoughts built to counter German naval expansion, and was laid down one hundred years ago in April 1910. At 22,200 tons she was the largest ship ever built on the Thames but she was to be responsible for the bankruptcy of her builders, the Thames Iron Works. The author's 1/96 scale museum-quality model of this ship reflects the massive engineering of the prototype and brings to life the power and potency of the Super Dreadnoughts. Every aspect of the building is covered, from the hull to wireless equipment, and all the dif.