Warship (sail)/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Warship [r]: A ship designed to employ weapons and sensors in direct naval warfare ^[e]
• Sailing [r]: Craft propulsion by means of the wind acting upon a hoisted sail. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Ship of the line [r]: A major sailing warship, intended to fight in fleet actions (i.e., in line of battle) ^[e]
• Frigate (sail) [r]: A fast, moderately heavily gunned sailing warship, with enough firepower to overcome slower vessels and enough speed to outrun more powerful ships; used on independent operations and scouting; cf. cruiser ^[e]
• Sloop-of-war [r]: A light sailing warship, with a single gun deck and light cannon, typically used for patrols and scouting where contact with larger warships was not expected; commanding officer usually a commander (naval) but sometimes a junior captain; WWII sloops were ocean escorts ^[e]

Specific ships

• Mary Rose [r]: Among the earliest purpose-built Royal Navy ships, ordered by King Henry VIII; preserved, as a wreck, in Portsmouth ^[e]
• Sovereign of the Seas [r]: Add brief definition or description
• HMS Victory (1778) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• HMS Shannon (1808) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• USS Bonne Homme Richard (1766) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• USS Constitution (1797) [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• HMS Warrior (1861) [r]: Add brief definition or description