HMS Victory is the only surviving example of a ship of the line. Where does the name "of the line" come from?
she could be used to form a line of battle
she sailed through regular route
she had a lot of lines in rigging
she shared the same design with several other vessels
The line of battle was a naval tactic in which ships form a line, so each ship can fire its broadside without fear of hitting a friendly ship. As breaking of the line ruined this tactic, only the powerful ships (called "ship of the line") were used.
reach: rather globalhistorynaval warfaresailing shipsshipstechnology
Answers by country
she could be used to form a line of battle
she sailed through regular route
she had a lot of lines in rigging
she shared the same design with several other vessels
answers
New Zealand
10
Israel
12
the Netherlands
19
Germany
81
Australia
35
the United Kingdom
169
Unknown
13
Republic of Ireland
22
Poland
10692
Canada
30
France
11
Greece
23
the Philippines
15
the United States
291
India
130
Italy
15