Sentence examples for sailing warship from inspiring English sources

Ship of the line, type of sailing warship that formed the backbone of the Western world's great navies from the mid-17th century through the mid-19th century, when it gave way to the steam-powered battleship.

Tactically, the Armada action has enduring historical significance as the first major naval gun battle under sail and as the moment from which, for over two and a half centuries, the gun-armed sailing warship dominated the seas.

The Mary Rose was one of the largest ships in the English navy throughout more than three decades of intermittent war and was one of the earliest examples of a purpose-built sailing warship.

Allegorical figures of Time and Fame flank a contemporary-style engraving of sailing warships on the bowl's side.

China said on Friday it would not stand for violations of its territorial waters in the name of freedom of navigation, as the US considers sailing warships to waters inside the 12-nautical-mile zones around islands it has built in the Spratly chain.

The technical development of the GB Royal Navy in the 19th century is initially described, in particular the gradual transition from wooden sailing warships to iron warships powered by steam and including rotatable gun turrets.

They had a deeper draft than galleys, but considerably shallower draft than traditional sailing warships.

It could be propelled by either sails or oars but was still smaller and more maneuverable than most sailing warships, which made it suitable for operations in the confined waters.

It could be propelled with either sails or oars and was both smaller and more manoeuvrable than most sailing warships which made it suitable for operations in shallow, confined waters.

While the French fleets and squadrons searched the Eastern Atlantic for the convoy, the Royal Navy was equally active with a number of squadrons and independently sailing warships complementing the main fleet under Lord Howe.

More generally, an anonymous poem entitled The Wooden Walls of Old England appeared in Fraser's Magazine shortly after Temeraires arrival at Rotherhithe, and lamented the fate of the great sailing warships.