Naval warfare from 1850 - 1880Between 1850 and 1880 there was a complete transition in naval warfare. In 1850 there was little difference in the ships of the line and those that had fought 100 years before. With large sailing ships with multiple decks and large banks of smooth bore cannons at the start of the period to even larger ships with a few much bigger caliber guns firing from behind ever increasing armour plate by 1880. Guns in this period were constantly increasing in