Examples of 'ships of the line' in a sentence

Meaning of "ships of the line"

Ships of the line were large warships that formed the backbone of a naval fleet during the age of sail. They were heavily armed and designed to stand in a line of battle, engaging enemy ships in close combat
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ships of the line
Of our ships of the line into position.
I did not count them as ships of the line.
The ships were called ships of the line and their officers were termed line officers.
A humble sloop takes on two ships of the line.
French ships of the line.
These were carried in the traditional broadside arrangement of earlier ships of the line.
For launching ships of the line.
They can gain advantageous positions much quicker than ships of the line.
Several ships of the line.
This was typically done with older or smaller ships of the line.
He also ordered all the ships of the line to remove their sails and topmasts.
Naval Officers gain access to powerful ships of the line.
List of ships of the line of France.
The French force consisted of four ships of the line and a frigate.
Six Spanish ships of the line were captured and one destroyed.

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The admiral signalled the Prince Frederick and five other ships of the line to chase.
These included seventeen ships of the line and gave the British a slight numerical advantage.
List of ironclad warships of Italy List of ships of the line of Italy.
Ships of the line of Spain.
The Russian fleet of only nine ships of the line and three frigates.
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy.
They have already twenty ships of the line in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ships of the line of the Batavian Republic.
The fleet detached 4 ships of the line for this purpose.
Ships of the line of the Spanish Navy.
The united states navy has eight frigates, no ships of the line.
This is a list of ships of the line of the United States Navy.
I see . That must be why the Portuguese lost three ships of the line.
Five French ships of the line carried the name Admirable.
In a short but hard-fought engagement both ships of the line were damaged.
Ships of the line of the Dutch Republic.
Together, these officers mustered six ships of the line and numerous smaller craft.
Ships of the line of the French Navy.
Off Brest, he ran into twelve British ships of the line blockading the port.
Ships of the line of the United Kingdom.
Princess Charlotte-class ships of the line.
Ships of the line of the Imperial Russian Navy.
The Swedish fleet went out from Karlskrona to Øresund with their 38 ships of the line.
Ships of the line of the United States Navy.
Caledonia-class ships of the line.
List of ships of the line of the United States Navy.
Arrogant-class ships of the line.
A thousand ships of the line might easily anchor there, according to Commodore Philips ' report.
Ardent-class ships of the line.
Melville did not think the fleet could be reduced much below 100 ships of the line.
There were nineteen ships of the line damaged, four frigates and twenty-seven transports lost.
Téméraire-class ships of the line.
Five French ships of the line and a frigate were also still in ….
Inflexible-class ships of the line.
Category, Ships of the line of the Dutch Republic.

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