Ship of the line
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A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the lin
Saint-Esprit, a ship of the line of the French Navy; depicted in the Battle of Saint Kitts, 1782
The carrack Henri Grace à Dieu, from the Anthony Roll
Sovereign of the Seas, a contemporaneous engraving by J. Payne
The Cannon Shot, 1707, by Willem van de Velde the Younger depicts an early 18th-century Dutch man-of-war.
Frigate
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In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. In the 17th to early 18th centuries the term "frigate" was loosely given to any full-rigged ship built for sp
The Italian Navy frigate Carlo Bergamini in 2011
Light frigate, circa 1675–1680
Boudeuse, of Louis Antoine de Bougainville
A Magicienne-class frigate