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This is a list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy of England, and later (from 1707) of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.The list starts from 1660, the year in which the Royal Navy came into being after the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, up until the emergence of the battleship around 1880, as defined by the Admiralty.
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. Because of the operating expense, a number of these were never launched.
HMS St Lawrence was a 102-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy that served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812.Built on the lake at the Royal Navy dockyard in Kingston, Ontario, she was the only Royal Navy ship of the line ever to be launched and operated entirely in fresh water. [1]
San Carlo Borromeo-class ship of the line; San Lorenzo Zustinian-class ship of the line; Sandwich-class ship of the line; Seventy-four (ship) St Albans-class ship of the line; Sultan Makhmud-class ship of the line; Swiftsure-class ship of the line
The major ships (from 1618 onwards) are included in pages 158–159 of The Ship of the Line, Volume I, by Brian Lavery, published by Conways, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8. Lesser warships ("below the line") are taken from A History of the Administration on the Royal Navy (sic!) 1509–1660 , by Michael Oppenheim, published by the Bodley Head, 1896.
Quarterdeck: 10 × 4-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders The Essex -class ships of the line were a class of two 64-gun third rates , designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade .
Ships in class include: Exeter, Europa, Trident, Prudent The Exeter -class ships of the line were a class of four 64-gun third rates , designed for the Royal Navy by William Bateley . Design