Bellerophon-class ship of the line
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The Bellerophon-class ship of the line was a class of late 18th-century British Royal Navy 74-gun warships that played a key role in the age of sail naval warfare.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
class of ship of the line
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ship class ⓘ |
| armament | 74 guns ⓘ |
| armamentLayout | gun batteries on two continuous decks ⓘ |
| armamentType | smoothbore muzzle-loading naval guns ⓘ |
| category |
Royal Navy ship classes
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ships of the line of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| classification | seventy-four ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | wooden shipbuilding ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewType | sailing warship crew ⓘ |
| designedAs |
74-gun ship
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two-decker ship of the line ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet actions
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line-of-battle warfare ⓘ ocean-going operations ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | French and Spanish ships of the line ⓘ |
| designGoal | standardized 74-gun pattern for Royal Navy ⓘ |
| designPurpose | balance of firepower and maneuverability ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| gunArrangement | broadside battery ⓘ |
| gunDecks | two gun decks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key role in Age of Sail naval warfare ⓘ |
| leadShip | HMS Bellerophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wooden hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | HMS Bellerophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | British 74-gun design ⓘ |
| navalDoctrine | line ahead tactics ⓘ |
| navalService | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rate | third rate ⓘ |
| rigging | ship-rigged ⓘ |
| role |
battlefleet unit
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ship of the line in the battle line ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy line-of-battle ships ⓘ |
| shipType | ship of the line ⓘ |
| strategicRole | core element of battle line ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | late 18th-century naval technology ⓘ |
| timeInService | late 18th century to early 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Royal Navy battle fleets ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Atlantic naval warfare
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European naval theatres ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
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Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard her in July 1815
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Bellerophon-class ship of the line
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subject surface form:
HMS Bellerophon