- 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 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...
- The
Battle of
Jutland (German: Skagerrakschlacht, lit. '
Battle of the Skagerrak') was a
naval battle between Britain's
Royal Navy
Grand Fleet,
under Admiral...
- 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...
-
Battle of Pig
Point June 27
Battle of
Mathias Point July 28
Sinking of the
Petrel – Last
naval battle involving a
privateer ship August 28–29
Battle of...
- The
Battle of
Tsushima (Russian: Цусимское сражение,
Tsusimskoye srazheniye), also
known in ****an as the
Battle of the Sea of ****an (****anese: 日本海海戦,...
