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" 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Britain. The two ships were detected several times off Scandinavia, and British naval units were deplo**** to block their route. At the Battle of the Denmark...
- reason to be abandoned in battle. Specialized fire ships included the m****ive Dutch ****burners, also called "explosion ships", which were ****ed with...
- 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****...