Talk:Man-of-war

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The revised phrasing implies that "man of war" has/had a rather precise definition, which is news to me. What's the authority for that? Stan 04:10, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I have seen the term "man of war" used many times to refer to any fighting naval vessel. For example, Daniel V. Gallery and several others call the German submarine, U-505, a "man-of-war". Websters' Dictionary agrees. I changed this page to reflect that but Gdr removed my addition. I have revised it again, I hope in a way that is accepable to all. Rsduhamel 08:29, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Man of War vs. Galleon

This article claims that the Galleon evolved out of the Man of War by way of the carrack, while the Galleon article claims that the Man of War succeeded the Galleon as the standard warship. Which is it?

The "man o' war" is a very general term. There's not one ship type that can be precisely labeled as the man of war. If it's a purpose-built warship, it's a man of war. 152.23.196.162 00:35, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plural Please?

Please, does anyone know the plural form of the word, man of war? If so, pray tell.

Men of War. Just like Commanders in Chief. And other terms like that. =) 152.23.196.162 05:07, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

The article states: "As two more centuries passed, the man-of-war became even more popular. It became so popular that it was separated it into eight classes, the battleship, the 6th-rate, The 5th-rate, the 4th-rate or Monitor, The 3rd-rate, 2nd-rate, 1st-rate, and the ship of the line. The frigate and man-of-war are the same except that the man-o'-war is slightly larger."

I'm pretty sure this is wrong. Everything from a 4th-rate to a 1st-rate was considered a ship of the line, and 5th-rates and 6th-rates were considered frigates. Battleships are just big warships. I am referring to the Ship of the Line article and the Battleship article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.87.229.138 (talk) 18:43, 29 May 2008 (UTC)