- 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...
-
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...
- 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'...
- 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...
- 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...
- the
ensuing fierce battle 20
allied ships were lost,
while the
British lost none. The
offensive exposed the
leading British ships to
intense crossfire...
- destro**** over 28,000
ships. However, the
latter battle was a
staged corporate "
battle for
battle's sake"
involving smaller ships,
rather than a part of...
- and all the
smaller ships in the fleet.[citation needed]
Parker himself sta**** to the north-east of the
battle with the
heavier ships –
whose deeper drafts...
