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USS Pennsylvania
USS ''Pennsylvania'' may refer to: * was a 130-gun ship of the line 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 line of battle, which depended on the two colu ... launched in 1837 and burned to prevent capture in 1861 * A screw steamer, laid down as ''Keywaden'' in 1863 but never launched, was renamed ''Pennsylvania'' while she lay in the ways before being broken up in 1884 * was the lead ship of the launched in 1903; renamed ''Pittsburgh'' in 1912; scrapped in 1931 * was the lead ship of the launched in 1915 and sunk during atomic bomb testing in 1948 * is an launched in 1988 and currently in service See also * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pennsylvania, USS United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Of The Line
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 line of battle, which depended on the two columns of opposing warships maneuvering to volley fire with the cannons along their broadsides. In conflicts where opposing ships were both able to fire from their broadsides, the opponent with more cannons firingand therefore more firepowertypically had an advantage. Since these engagements were almost invariably won by the heaviest ships carrying more of the most powerful guns, the natural progression was to build sailing vessels that were the largest and most powerful of their time. From the end of the 1840s, the introduction of steam power brought less dependence on the wind in battle and led to the construction of screw-driven wooden-hulled ships of the line; a number of purely sail-powered ships were converted to this propulsion mech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
