Definition of Battle ship. Meaning of Battle ship. Synonyms of Battle ship

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Definition of Battle ship

Battle ship
Battle ship Battle ship (Nav.) An armor-plated man-of-war built of steel and heavily armed, generally having from ten thousand to fifteen thousand tons displacement, and intended to be fit to meet the heaviest ships in line of battle.

Meaning of Battle ship from wikipedia

- a contraction of the phrase "ship of the line of battle" or, more colloquially, "battleship of the line". The term "ship of the line" has fallen into...
- of battle ship' was contracted (informally at first) to 'battle ship' or 'battleship'. The sheer number of guns fired broadside meant a ship of the line...
- Admiral Henry A. Wiley, commander of the Battle Fleet, issued a letter of reprimand to all officers of the ship, including ****ure Admiral and Chief of Naval...
- The line of battle is a tactic in naval warfare in which a fleet of ships forms a line end to end. The first example of its use as a tactic is disputed—it...
- command of the Zhiyuan during the Battle of the Yalu River, went down with the ship and refused to be rescued, after the ship was struck by a ****anese s****...
- other reason to be abandoned in battle. ****burners, also called "explosion ships", were a variation on the fire ship, intended to cause damage by blowing...
- ****ault ship in the United States Navy. The ship is named after the Battle of Bataan, fought in the Philippines during World War II. The ship enables...
- The List of ships sunk at the Battle of Jutland is a list of ships which were lost during the Battle of Jutland. This battle was fought between the British...
- Q-ships of 1914–18, rather than for the battle fleet; rebuilt 1699 The above list excludes two smaller fourth-rates not designed for the line of battle—the...
- logistic ships, the fast combat support ship is designed with high speed to keep up with the carrier battle group/carrier strike group, while the multi-product...