Ship Record
HMS Goliath (1898)
Learn about HMS Goliath (1898), a Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship.
HMS Goliath (1898) was a Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship.
Service History
HMS Goliath belonged to the Canopus-class battleship and served during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century transition before HMS Dreadnought transformed battleship design.
Historical Significance
HMS Goliath forms part of the Royal Navy's pre-dreadnought era, bridging the gap between ironclads and all-big-gun battleships.