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In Royal Navy jargon, a man-of-war (also man-o'-war, or simply man) [1] [2] was a powerful warship or frigate of the 16th to the 19th century, that was frequently used in Europe. Although the term never acquired a specific meaning, it was usually reserved for a sailing ship armed with cannon .
Ships were designated as belonging to one of 3 categories. The largest and most powerful ships were the Men O' War (MOW). These command ships operated singularly and usually carried the fleet Admiral and Wizard (if available). Men O' War were the most powerful ships in the game and they could typically take heavy punishment before sinking.
With a displacement of 4126 31 ⁄ 94 tons burthen she was the world's second largest wooden battleship after her sister ship HMS Howe. [1] She was also the world's second largest warship until the completion of HMS Warrior, Britain's first ironclad battleship, in 1861. Victoria's hull was 79.2 metres (260 feet) long and 18.3 metres (60 feet) wide.
Depending on design requirements, some ships have extremely large internal volumes in order to serve their duties. Gross tonnage is a monotonic and 1-to-1 function of the ship's internal structural volume. It does not include removable objects placed outside the deck or superstructure, like the shipping containers of a container ship.
Man of War is a two-person wargame in which players control opposing fleets or squadrons of wooden-hulled ships. Tactics and command structure simulate those used by European navies from the start of the American Revolution to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. [1] The game includes a hex grid map scaled at 250 metres (270 yd) per hex. [1]
Players complete naval battles through a series of historical scenarios. [1] The games included a character creator, and a scenario editor. [2]"It was a turn-based game wherein you plotted your orders on a 2D map, then watched your turn play out in real-time 3D from the deck of a ship; while you could move about the ship and watch the action from different perspectives, you had no control ...
The British squadron under the command of Nelson discovered the fleet on 1 August, and Nelson attacked at 5.40pm the same [3] day, starting the Battle of the Nile. Nelson had his units sail between the shore and the French ships at anchor, picking them one by one in a cross-fire.
The 2014 USCG estimate for eight ships is $5.474 billion, for an average unit cost of $684 million. [1] The first six hulls cost $3.902 billion, for an average of $650 million per ship. [ 1 ] The sixth NSC cost $735 million in FY2012-13. [ 1 ]