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Definition of line of battle ship

line of battle ship
Right line, a straight line; the shortest line that can be drawn between two points. Ship of the line, formerly, a ship of war large enough to have a place in the line of battle; a vessel superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker; -- called also line of battle ship.

Meaning of line of battle ship from wikipedia

- 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...