Decline Ship of the line

turner s depiction of hms temeraire hero of battle of trafalgar ignominiously towed little steamship.

in crimean war, 6 line-of-battle ships , 2 frigates of russian black sea fleet destroyed 7 turkish frigates , 3 corvettes explosive shells @ battle of sinop in 1853.

in 1860s unarmoured steam line-of-battle ships replaced ironclad warships. on march 8, 1862, during first day of battle of hampton roads, 2 unarmoured wooden frigates sunk , destroyed confederate ironclad css virginia.

however, power implied ship of line find way ironclad, develop during next few decades concept of battleship.