Magnifique class ship of the line
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The Magnifique class was a type of three 74-gun ships of the line
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Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
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- MagnifiqueFrench ship Magnifique (1750)The Magnifique was the lead ship of the 3-ship Magnifique class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.On 15 August 1782, the Magnifique crashed along the rocky shore of Lovells Island, in Boston Harbor, MA, USA...
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- GuerrierFrench ship Guerrier (1754)The Guerrier was a Magnifique class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.She took part in the Battle of Minorca and in the Battle of Lagos...
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