- 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...
- From 1794, the
alternative term 'line of
battle ship' was
contracted (informally at first) to '
battle ship' or 'battleship'.[non-tertiary
source needed]...
-
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
Battle of
Jutland (German: Skagerrakschlacht, lit. '
Battle of the Skagerrak') was a
naval battle between Britain's
Royal Navy
Grand Fleet,
under Admiral...
- 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...
-
reason to be
abandoned in
battle.
Specialized fire
ships included the m****ive
Dutch ****burners, also
called "explosion
ships",
which were ****ed with...
- 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...
- and
centre defeated, only two
ships of the line and two
frigates escaped from a
total of 17
ships engaged. The
battle reversed the
strategic situation...
-
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****...
- the
ensuing fierce battle 20
allied ships were lost,
while the
British lost none. The
offensive exposed the
leading British ships to
intense crossfire...
