The Significance of Changing Ship Types

Question 1

1. Which two decisive victories in the recent years before 1763 demonstrated the Royal Navy’s dominance?
2. What was the simultaneous discharge of large guns mounted on the side of a warship called?

Answer 1

1. Vs French at Lagos and Quiberon Bay.

2. Broadside.

Question 2

NAVAL TACTICS:

1. How would fleets approach the enemy in battle?
2. What did this avoid and why?
   - It also enabled what?
3. This also reduced the exposure of what?
4. What did it also improve?

Answer 2

1. In a long line.
2. Friendly fire, as no broadsides were facing eachother.
   - Sustained bombardment.
3. Vulnerable bows and stems to enemy fire.
4. Speed and effectiveness of signalling.

Question 3

1. What tactics were British captains and admirals trained and encouraged to adopt?
2. Where could a fleet concentrate fire if it sailed across the enemy line?

Answer 3

1. Hyper-aggressive tactics, frequently seeking to break enemy lines and engage at close range.
2. Point of intersection.