Gaillards, a naval term for the forecastle and quarterdeck (together) on a sailing warship.
The sailing warship was immensely powerful on its sides, but very weak on its bow and stern.
Originally the gunwale was the "gun ridge" on a sailing warship.
Goodwin "is widely acknowledged as one of the leading writers on the sailing warship".
"How goes the construction of the three sailing warships?"
She therefore carried a full square rig on three masts, in common with large sailing warships of the period.
Ship of the line - a sailing warship capable of standing in the line of battle.
It comprised five large sailing warships, 31 armed merchantment, two galleasses, 12 galleys and 48 small vessels.
This battle is believed to be unique, marking the only occasion in which a sailing warship engaged and fought a war steamer to a draw.
The term "corvette" was originally a French name for a small sailing warship, intermediate between the frigate and the sloop-of-war.