- a
contraction of the
phrase "
ship of the line of
battle" or, more colloquially, "battleship of the line". The term "
ship of the line" fell into disuse...
- 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
ships that parti****ted in the
Battle of Lowestoft, a
naval engagement between the
English and
Dutch off the
English port of
Lowestoft on 13 June...
- The line of
battle or the
battle line 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...
- The
Battle of
Jutland (German: Skagerrakschlacht, lit. '
Battle of the Skagerrak') was a
naval battle between Britain's
Royal Navy
Grand Fleet,
under Admiral...
-
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...
-
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...
- 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...
