Editing Man-of-war (section)

==Description==
The man-of-war was developed in Portugal in the early 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]]. The evolution of the term has been given thus:

{{quote|man-of-war. "A phrase applied to a line of battle ship, contrary to the usual rule in the English language by which all ships are feminine. It probably arose in the following manner: 'Men of war' were heavily armed soldiers. A ship full of them would be called a 'man-of-war ship.' In process of time the word 'ship' was discarded as unnecessary and there remained the phrase 'a man-of-war.{{'"}} – Talbot.|Henry Frederic<!--sic--> Reddall, ''Fact, Fancy, and Fable'', 1892, p. 340<ref>{{cite book |first=Henry Frederic |last=Reddall |title=Fact, Fancy, and Fable |year=1892 |location=Chicago |publisher=A. C. McClurg & Co. |page=340}}</ref>}}
[[File:A First Rate Man-of-War Driving on a Reef of Rocks, and Foundering in a Gale - George Philip Reinagle - 38 1928.jpg|thumb|Man-of-war driving on a reef of rocks, and foundering in a gale, painting by [[George Philip Reinagle]] ]]
The man-of-war design developed by [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|Sir John Hawkins]] was a type of galleon which had three masts, each with three to four sails. The ship could be up to 60 metres long and could have up to 124 guns: four at the bow, eight at the stern, and 56 in each broadside. All these cannons required three [[gun deck]]s to hold them, one more than any earlier ship. It had a maximum sailing speed of eight or nine [[knot (unit)|knots]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}