line-of-battle ship
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Ajax No. 2, an 80-gun line-of-battle ship built at Rotherhithe in 1798, took part in the British investiture of Alexandria in 1801, but did little sea-fighting.
From Time Magazine Archive
In proceeding thither, our caique passed the Arsenal, and we saw one line-of-battle ship afloat, and nearly ready to join the fleet, another on the stocks, and two frigates in a forward state.
From Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 by Auldjo, John
This was getting a little too hot; and, seeing the brig presently send her boats to the line-of-battle ship.
From Privateers and Privateering by Statham, E. P.
At the dawn of day we saw the Venerable close to a French line-of-battle ship, and drawing up with her by the aid of a light air off the Spanish shore.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir
A huge old line-of-battle ship, called the Aboukir, was then the guard-ship, and lay moored opposite the dockyard at Port Royal, several miles from Kingston.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.
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