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The original, showing faded paper in color. Articles: Warship, Naval warfare. Another great find from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. It's like an anatomy chart for 18th century warships. The image could probably handle a little more cleanup, but as it stands, it's a highly detailed and informative diagram. Nominate and support.
A 1784 painting of French ship of the line Saint-Esprit by Nicholas Pocock. Two fleets in their line of battle during the Battle of Cuddalore. HMS Hercule as depicted in her fight against the frigate Poursuivante. 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.
Hoy (boat) 18th-century diagram of a hoy, with the names of essential parts and a legend giving dimensions [1] A hoy is a small Gaff -rigged coasting ship or a heavy barge used for freight, usually with a burthen of about 60 tons (bm). The word derives from the Middle Dutch hoey. In 1495, one of the Paston Letters included the phrase, An hoye ...
This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. 1700s ships (74 P) 1710s ships (42 P) 1720s ships (35 P) 1730s ships (42 P) 1740s ships (10 C, 5 P) 1750s ships (10 C, 6 P) 1760s ships (10 C, 4 P) 1770s ships (10 C, 42 P)
14–18 × 6-12-pounders. The "seventy-four" was a type of two- decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carried 74 guns. It was developed by the French navy in the 1740s, replacing earlier classes of 60- and 62-gun ships, as a larger complement to the recently developed 64-gun ships. Impressed with the performance of several captured ...
A term used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries Galleass A sailing and rowing warship, equally well suited to sailing and rowing Galleon A sixteenth century sailing warship Galley A warship propelled by oars with a sail for use in a favourable wind Galliot Name refers to several types of sailing vessel, usually two ...
The French Penelope. Baden-Württemberg, the lead ship of her class of frigates in the German Navy, is currently the largest frigate in the world. A frigate (/ ˈfrɪɡɪt /) is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was ...
A 1728 diagram illustrating a first- and a third-rate ship. The rating system of the Royal Navy and its predecessors was used by the Royal Navy between the beginning of the 17th century and the middle of the 19th century to categorise sailing warships, initially classing them according to their assigned complement of men, and later according to the number of their carriage-mounted guns.