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ships of the line


Identification code: 300233561
Español: buques de línea | Català: vaixell de línia



Alternative term/s

  • ship of the line
  • walls, wooden
  • wooden walls

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Ship-rigged warships of the 17th through early 19th century, carrying many heavy cannon and intended to fight in a line-of-battle formation; in the Royal Navy, ships of the line were those warships carrying more than a minimum number of guns, rising from 30 in the 1650s to 80 in the 1840s.

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