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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.
HMS Duke Builder: Plymouth Dockyard Ordered: 18 June 1771 Launched: 18 October 1777 Fate: Broken up, 1843. HMS Glory Builder: Plymouth Dockyard Ordered: 16 July 1774 Launched: 5 July 1788
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HMS Panther Builder: Martin and Henniker, Chatham Ordered: 7 May 1756 Launched: 22 June 1758 Fate: Broken up, 1813. HMS Edgar Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe Ordered: 19 April 1756
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 ...
The Lys-class ships of the line were a series of three 64-gun third-rate ships of the line, designed for the French Navy by Jacques-Luc Coulomb. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ships
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