Rev. 2nd ed. Built in 1760, HMS "Bellona" was one of the earliest and most successful examples of the two-deck, 74-gun ship-of-the-line, the typical battleship of its era of sail. This revised edition features detailed description of the ship's design, layout, structure, armament, masts, yards, and rigging. Includes more than 300 perspective and three-view drawings with in-depth descriptive keys.