Comments by "Vikki McDonough" (@vikkimcdonough6153) on "USS Wisconsin - Give way to oncoming battleships!" video.

  1. 5:05 - It's a WWII-era fast battleship and it still doesn't have all-angle loading (something that was worked out before WWI)? Boooooooooo. 😠
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  2. Why did ships of the line generally use a ship rig (with all masts square-rigged), given this rig's very-poor upwind performance? Wouldn't using a sail rig with most or all masts rigged fore-and-aft (such as a barquentine or schooner rig) provide a major tactical and strategic advantage by allowing warships to be sailed much closer to the wind and sailed upwind at higher speeds?
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