The first (modern steel) battleships to fight a decisive sea battle were the Russian Borodino class battleships in 1905.
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Battleships have been in use since the 1500's, but the British Admiral Jackie Fisher was responsible for HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1905 and considered to be the first modern battleship. If the question refers to the game Battleship, it was invented by Clifford von Wickler in the early 1900's, and first marketed by the toy company Milton Bradley in 1943.
in the early 1900s
is it the HMS Dreadnought
1906
Iron Clad was a battleship used by American army. It was designed by John Ericson who had originally designed it for Swedish, but they did not show any interest.