except in historical contexts, after warships and naval tactics evolved and changed from the mid-19th century. Some other languages did keep the name however; the Imperial German Navy called its battleships Linienschiffe until World War I, while in the Russian language, the contraction ?????? (linkor, from lineyny korabl, lit. line ship) was used for 20th century battleships.

History

Predecessors

1.Previous
3.Next