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USS Pennsylvania (centre foreground) and North Carolina (centre background), ships of the line of the U.S. Navy from the early and mid-19th century. In this 1897 chromolithograph after a watercolour by maritime illustrator Frederick S. Cozzens, the two ships of the line are shown as if accompanied by two navy brigs from earlier in the 19th century (left background and right foreground). Anglo-Dutch Wars HMS Victory
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Invalidated site: CORE - The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British and French Navies, 1650-1815 (PDF). Aug 06, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British and French Navies, 1650-1815 (PDF). Sep 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British and French Navies, 1650-1815 (PDF). Mar 01, 2025
Add new Web site: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Ocean Exploration - Ship of the Line. Jan 09, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - The Ships of the Line of the Old Navy. Nov 29, 2023
Media added. May 31, 2012
Added new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Ship of the Line (Napoleonic). Nov 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Battleship North Carolina - Ship of the Line. Nov 07, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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