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A man of war (also man-of-war, man-o'-war or simply man) is an armed naval vessel. The term often refers to ships armed with cannon and propelled primarily by sails as opposed to a galley – propelled primarily by oars. The man of war was developed in the Mediterranean in the 15th century from earlier roundships with the addition of a second mast to form the carrack. The 16th century saw the carrack evolve into the galleon and then the ship of the line.
A first-rate man of war, such as the HMS Victory was armed with 100 or more guns (as many as 120). The 90-gun HMS Coronation was a second-rate man of war. A seventy-four, a common ship carrying 74 guns, was a third-rate man of war. A sixth-rate man of war carried only 20 guns. First and second-rate men of war had three gun decks. It took over 2,000 oak and elm trees to build a second-rate man of war.
See also
- Ship of the line
- Man O' War was a racehorse.
- Man O'War Cay is an island in the Bahamas, a part of the Abacos near Marsh Harbour, famous for boat-building.
- Man o' war bird is another name for the Magnificent Frigatebird.
- Manowar is a heavy metal band.
- In the book Perdido Street Station by China Mieville, men-o-war are gigantic flying jellyfish capable of supporting riders.
- Man-O'-War was a professional wrestler.
- A Portuguese Man o' War is an invertebrate marine animal often mistaken for a jellyfish.
Other types of ships
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