In 1812 Canada had three first rate ships of the line with 112 guns and the third slated for 120 guns. The HMS St. Lawrence, HMS Wolfe and HMS Canada built for the war with the US. They were built in Kingston, On.
Actually the Royal Navy lost several first rate battleship in combat: the Royal Prince 92 canons in 1666 captured and burnt by the Dutch in the Four Days Battle. One more in 1672, the Royal James 100 canons burnt by the Dutch in the Battle of Solebay. Although not in direct sea battle, the Dutch also captured or burnt several first rates in 1667 Medway - the flagship Royal Charles 90 canons, another Royal James 82, Royal Oak 79 and Loyal London 92, all not fully fit for battle but defended by skeleton crew and by shipyard people.
"The British never lost a first rate battleship" better check up on the history of the Royal Charles, her stern is to this day on display in the Neatherlands.....
Good remark, I should have been clearer maybe, but this video is entirely dedicated to the 18th century and during those 100 years the Royal Navy never lost in fact a first-rater
In modern usage of the rating system, the Royal Charles (80 guns on 2 decks) is a Third Rate. So if talking about what we would now consider a first rate, she doesn’t count
@@audigexRoyal Charles lost to the Dutch in 1667 was clearly a first rate ship of the line. Though only armed with 80 to 90 canons, it had full 3 gundecks with 42 pounders on the lower/main deck.
@geraldmiller5260 The word battleship comes from Ships of the Line, it was also called a Line of battle, and any ship that was big enough to be a ship of the line, was also a, line of BATTLE SHIP. This is where the name Battleship comes from.
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In 1812 Canada had three first rate ships of the line with 112 guns and the third slated for 120 guns. The HMS St. Lawrence, HMS Wolfe and HMS Canada built for the war with the US. They were built in Kingston, On.
Actually the Royal Navy lost several first rate battleship in combat: the Royal Prince 92 canons in 1666 captured and burnt by the Dutch in the Four Days Battle. One more in 1672, the Royal James 100 canons burnt by the Dutch in the Battle of Solebay. Although not in direct sea battle, the Dutch also captured or burnt several first rates in 1667 Medway - the flagship Royal Charles 90 canons, another Royal James 82, Royal Oak 79 and Loyal London 92, all not fully fit for battle but defended by skeleton crew and by shipyard people.
@@razvanlipan7754 hey thank you for your reply! That is true but this video is about the 18th century
Top tip: you can improve the narration by increasing the playback speed to 1.25 😉
Did that within 30 seconds. 😆
Spot on.
Chur, a vast improvement.
Still not fast enough, narratives for this type of documentaries should move at a good clip in order to keep the attention of the audience
@@lexus5413 Well, you can always move to 1.5x 😉
The Royal Charles at the time of her capture was not commissioned and as such was not a first rate ship of the line.
What is the back of the ship where the Captain's quarters called where all the windows are ?? It's not the fantail is it ??
You mean the stern gallery?
"The British never lost a first rate battleship" better check up on the history of the Royal Charles, her stern is to this day on display in the Neatherlands.....
Good remark, I should have been clearer maybe, but this video is entirely dedicated to the 18th century and during those 100 years the Royal Navy never lost in fact a first-rater
In modern usage of the rating system, the Royal Charles (80 guns on 2 decks) is a Third Rate. So if talking about what we would now consider a first rate, she doesn’t count
@@audigexRoyal Charles lost to the Dutch in 1667 was clearly a first rate ship of the line. Though only armed with 80 to 90 canons, it had full 3 gundecks with 42 pounders on the lower/main deck.
Man O' War, not called battleships.
@geraldmiller5260
The word battleship comes from Ships of the Line, it was also called a Line of battle, and any ship that was big enough to be a ship of the line, was also a, line of BATTLE SHIP.
This is where the name Battleship comes from.