-
itself 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- his
capture of two
Spanish ships of the
line at the
Battle of Cape St.
Vincent in
February 1797. In July 1797, he lost an arm at the
Battle of Santa Cruz...
-
Line of Battle,
subtitled "Tactical
Capital Ship Combat, 1914–1924", is a
board wargame published by
Simulations Canada in 1986 that
simulates naval combat...
-
along the
southwest coast of Spain, off Cape Trafalgar.
Nelson was outnumbered, with 27
British ships of the
line to 33
allied ships including the largest...
-
galleon and then the
ship of the
line. The
evolution of the term has been
given thus: man-
of-war. "A
phrase applied to a
line of battle ship,
contrary to the...
- Duke
of Kent was a
proposed 170-gun
line of battle ship allegedly designed by ****ure
Surveyor of the Navy
Joseph Tucker in 1809. Such a vessel, if built...
- The
Battle of Copenhagen of 1801 (Danish:
Slaget på Reden), also
known as the
First Battle of Copenhagen to
distinguish it from the
Second Battle of Copenhagen...
- '
line 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...