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61French ship Valmy — Valmy , named after the Battle of Valmy, was the largest three decker of the French Navy. She was laid down at Brest in 1838 as Formidable and launched in 1847. When she entered service in 1849, she was the largest warship in the world and would… …
62English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
63naval ship — Introduction the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …
64St. Luke's Church (Smithfield, Virginia) — Infobox nrhp name =Saint Luke s Church (Smithfield) nrhp type = nhl caption = location = Isle of Wight County, Virginia nearest city = Smithfield, Virginia lat degrees = 36 lat minutes = 56 lat seconds = 16.8 lat direction = N long degrees = 76… …
65McPartland — may refer to: Jimmy McPartland (1907–1991), an American cornetist and one of the originators of Chicago Jazz Marian McPartland (born 1918), an English Jazz pianist, composer, writer, and the radio host of Marian McPartland s Piano Jazz Richard… …
66Ship of the line — A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid 19th century, to take part in the the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring… …
67Second-rate — In the British Royal Navy, a Second rate was a ship of the line mounting 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks. They were essentially smaller and hence cheaper versions of the three decker First rates. Like the First rates, they fought in the centre… …
68Seventy-four (ship) — The Seventy four was a type of two decked sailing ship of the line nominally carrying 74 guns. Originally developed by the French Navy in the mid 18th century, the design proved to be a good balance between firepower and sailing qualities, and… …
69William Houston Stewart — Admiral Sir William Houston Stewart (1822 1901) was a British naval officer who was Controller of the Royal Navy from 1872 to 1881.Personal lifeWilliam Houston Stewart was born on 7 September 1822 at Kirkmichael House, Ayrshire. He was the son of …
70Rhoda Broughton — (November 20, 1840 ndash; June 5, 1920) was a novelist.Rhoda Broughton was born in Denbigh in north Wales. The daughter of a youngest son of an educated and well to do family, she developed a taste for literature, especially poetry, as a young… …
