Ship of the Line

Definition
A Ship of the Line is a massive class of war vessel first constructed in the 17th century and on into the mid 19th century. Their name is derived from the battle strategy of a fleet forming a single line of their heaviest ships using their combined broadside guns at their enemy. Vessels varied in size from two cannon-decked 50-gun ships up to four-deckers amassing over 130 cannons.

Historically, these ships were built for large naval confrontations but were often ill-equipped to deal with the lighter, faster ships employed by privateers and pirates. Spain's King Phillip sent a massive Spanish Armada to attack England. Many of the ships in the Armada were Ships of the Line.

Game Play
In Pirates Online, it first appeared as the Goliath, and then as level 79-85 enemies. Primarily as for now, they are boss ships of Treasure Fleets of the EITC and Royal Navy. They are the most powerful ships to be found in the Caribbean. They have 18 above Deck Guns and 24 Broadside Cannons. The ammunition they use is said to be Round Shots, Firebrand and Explosives. In addition to be such a powerful vessel in its own right, these ships are normally accompanied by a group of escort ships (ex. Elite or Tyrant) when leading Treasure Fleets. It is also possible that Undead Ships of the Line might appear in the future. The ship is the only ship class pirates cannot use. But in the in the future, they may be released for players to use.

Ship of the Line Class Vessels
Note: HMS stands for His M ajesty's S hip
 * HMS Newcastle
 * HMS Invincible
 * HMS Goliath - Only encountered during the Black Pearl Boss Battle.
 * HMS Victory
 * EITC Leviathan
 * EITC Conqueror
 * EITC Intrepid

Noted Ships of the Line

 * Dauntless - Massive Ship of the Line under command of Commodore James Norrington.
 * Endeavour - A 100-gun tri-decked Ship of the Line that led Lord Beckett's armada.

Escort Ships
To date, except for the HMS Goliath, no Ship of the Line has been spotted without smaller, but still powerful craft protecting it. These war frigates form a circle around the larger ship and travel alongside until it reaches its destination. Should any vessel open fire on them or the Ship of the Line, then ALL of the escorts will work in unison to sink the offending vessel.

EITC

 * Tyrant

Navy

 * Elite