The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Volumen6 |
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It was this , we believe , that occasioned the american president to direct , as by a
clause in the act he was empowered to do , that , instead of the four 44 and two
36 gun frigates , two 74 - gun ships , and one frigate of 44 guns , should be ...
It was this , we believe , that occasioned the american president to direct , as by a
clause in the act he was empowered to do , that , instead of the four 44 and two
36 gun frigates , two 74 - gun ships , and one frigate of 44 guns , should be ...
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Now for the armament of these 44 - gun frigates . Having had ocular proof of the
manner in ... This gave the ship 54 ports for broadside guns ; but she had the
means of mounting 62 broadside guns . For instance , instead of her gangway ,
or ...
Now for the armament of these 44 - gun frigates . Having had ocular proof of the
manner in ... This gave the ship 54 ports for broadside guns ; but she had the
means of mounting 62 broadside guns . For instance , instead of her gangway ,
or ...
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way guns . other frigate ; but the stanchions for supporting 1811 . the hammock -
cloths were of extraordinary stoutGangness , and so arranged along the
gangway as to form ports for four guns . The breechings were to pass round the
iron ...
way guns . other frigate ; but the stanchions for supporting 1811 . the hammock -
cloths were of extraordinary stoutGangness , and so arranged along the
gangway as to form ports for four guns . The breechings were to pass round the
iron ...
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For the purpose of showing that , if the President ple and her two formidable class
- mates had been equipped of men with the whole of the 62 guns which they
were carried constructed to carry , they would have required no ameri- addition to
...
For the purpose of showing that , if the President ple and her two formidable class
- mates had been equipped of men with the whole of the 62 guns which they
were carried constructed to carry , they would have required no ameri- addition to
...
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Having now , as we trust , clearly shown , that acthose who called the american
44 - gun frigate a of the " line - of ... was a 36 - gun frigate , and , as we have
elsewhere shown , had the ports for mounting on her two broadsides 54 guns .
Having now , as we trust , clearly shown , that acthose who called the american
44 - gun frigate a of the " line - of ... was a 36 - gun frigate , and , as we have
elsewhere shown , had the ports for mounting on her two broadsides 54 guns .
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