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A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which involved the two columns of opposing warships manoeuvering to volley fire with the cannons along their broadsides.
This is a list of ships of the line of the United States Navy. Because of the operating expense, a number of these were never launched. These ships were maintained on ...
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HMS Worcester Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard Ordered: 16 November 1765 Launched: 17 October 1769 Fate: Broken up, 1816. HMS Stirling Castle Builder: Chatham Dockyard Ordered: 12 October 1768
The Crown-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt. Ships. HMS ...
There were two distinct sub-groups; four ships were built in the Royal Dockyards to the original design, approved on 25 April 1760 – although the name-ship Ramillies had originally been ordered as a Bellona-class unit. Slade subsequently amended his design for the ships which were to be built by commercial contractors – this modified design ...
Victorian-era ships of the line (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Ships of the line" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Ships of the line of France (1 C) N. Ships of the line of the Netherlands (2 C, 1 P) O. Ships of the line of the Ottoman Empire (1 C) P. Ships of the line of Portugal ...