Battleship
a warship of the line of battle. The modern battleship is the great fighting unit in a fleet engagement, designed to stand ment, designed to stand to her work and blows and to overcome any ship that may oppose her. guns are the heaviest, and the qualities Her armor is the least vulnerable, her of the cruiser and armored cruiser are to secure this preponder- NAVY; NAVY, UNITED STATES. ance of protection and armament. See lar'), a French poet, born in Paris, April