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...
- of line of battle tactics in the early 17th century. From 1794, the alternative term 'line of battle ship' was contracted to 'battle ship' or 'battleship'...
- 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 (known as ships of the line) forms a line end to end. The...
- centre defeated, only two French ships of the line and two frigates escaped from a total of 17 ships engaged. The battle reversed the strategic situation...
- ensuing fierce battle 18 allied ships were captured or destro****, while the British lost none. The offensive exposed the leading British ships to intense...
- 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...
- and all the smaller ships in the fleet.[citation needed] Parker himself sta**** to the north-east of the battle with the heavier shipswhose deeper drafts...
- aboard Victory and in 1805 took her into action at the Battle of Trafalgar. She served as a harbour ship from 1824 until 1922, when she was placed in dry dock...