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, Volumen6Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... tons american , which , as we shall by and by show , is about 1750 tons english . He did so , and computed the expense , without reckoning the guns , at 342000 dollars . Upon this estimate , as it appears , the timbers were prepared for ...
... tons american , which , as we shall by and by show , is about 1750 tons english . He did so , and computed the expense , without reckoning the guns , at 342000 dollars . Upon this estimate , as it appears , the timbers were prepared for ...
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... ton the same ; namely , from 1444 to 1445 tons american . We say " tons ame- rican , " because , although the american standard of weights and measures , the pound and the foot , for instance , is the same as the english , the mode of ...
... ton the same ; namely , from 1444 to 1445 tons american . We say " tons ame- rican , " because , although the american standard of weights and measures , the pound and the foot , for instance , is the same as the english , the mode of ...
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... tons , 1 ft . 7 in .; and , while in the latter the quarterdeck port - sill measures only 1 ft . 1 in . , it measures in the former 1 ft . 5 inches . ling of the ame- rican Some 1 .ac- count of arma- Now for the armament of these 44 ...
... tons , 1 ft . 7 in .; and , while in the latter the quarterdeck port - sill measures only 1 ft . 1 in . , it measures in the former 1 ft . 5 inches . ling of the ame- rican Some 1 .ac- count of arma- Now for the armament of these 44 ...
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... tons . The forecastle and quarterdeck establishment of the Astrea and Galatea was , 14 carronades , 32 - pounders , and two long nines , making the total number of guns 42. The I carron- blish- upon Phoebe appears to have mounted two ...
... tons . The forecastle and quarterdeck establishment of the Astrea and Galatea was , 14 carronades , 32 - pounders , and two long nines , making the total number of guns 42. The I carron- blish- upon Phoebe appears to have mounted two ...
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... tons ; especially , in the ment usual contracted state of that deck and the com - ch parative flimsiness of its barricade . It appears , frigates . therefore , that in the year 1810 the establishment of the french 40 - gun frigate was ...
... tons ; especially , in the ment usual contracted state of that deck and the com - ch parative flimsiness of its barricade . It appears , frigates . therefore , that in the year 1810 the establishment of the french 40 - gun frigate was ...
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