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ship of the line

type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through to the mid-19th century
Intangible ship_type Q207452
ship of the line
Nicholas Pocock (1740–1821) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

ship of the line is a ship type[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ship type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,629 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: warship[3]
  • Commons category: Ships of the line[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ships of the line[5]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8]

Why It Matters

ship of the line has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → ship type
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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