As time progressed, by 1908 the East African Navy had already built two dreadnoughts, second only to the financially robust British Royal Navy. Although dreadnoughts are more advanced than pre-dreadnoughts, having only two-and-a-half in number clearly cannot dominate the situation.
Currently, both dreadnoughts of the East African Navy are deployed in the Indian Ocean Fleet, while the Quasi-Dreadnought Bajamojo belongs to the Atlantic Fleet, reflecting the core position of the Indian Ocean in East Africa's maritime strategy.
In fact, the spread of dreadnoughts was swift. In 1907, Germany and Austria-Hungary had already started constructing their own dreadnoughts. The technology of the Austria-Hungary Navy mainly came from East Africa, while Germany combined its own technology with a small portion from East Africa.
