Ship of the line facts for kids
A Ship of the line was a kind of warship. Most ships of the line were built between the 17th and 19th century. At that time, battles were fought by many such ships, which sailed in a line. At first, such ships were sailing boats, but from about the 1840s, steam-driven ships of the line were built. The steam-powered ships of the line were still made of wood. From about 1859, the Ironclad warship replaced them.
At that time, ships had cannons. Larger ships had room for more cannons, and were therefore more likely to hit the enemy. Today, ship designs are noticeably different, as cannons are no longer used.
Images for kids
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The carrack Henri Grace à Dieu, from the Anthony Roll
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Sovereign of the Seas, a contemporaneous engraving by J. Payne
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Napoléon (1850), the first steam battleship
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Turner's depiction of HMS Temeraire, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar, ignominiously towed by a little steamship.
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HMS Victory in 1884, the only surviving example of a ship of the line
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HMS Victory at drydock in Portsmouth Harbour, 2007
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A contemporary diagram illustrating a first- and a third-rate ship
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Mahmudiye (1829)
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Valmy (1847)
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See also
In Spanish: Navío de línea para niños
