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, Volumen3Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... mounted by the respective ships . As the 74 , by the subtraction of 12 of her 18 long nines , to make room for the same number of carronades , had , in strictness , been reduced to a 62 - gun ship ; so the 38 , 36 , and 32 gun frigates ...
... mounted by the respective ships . As the 74 , by the subtraction of 12 of her 18 long nines , to make room for the same number of carronades , had , in strictness , been reduced to a 62 - gun ship ; so the 38 , 36 , and 32 gun frigates ...
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... mounting two extremely long brass 36 - pounders besides smaller pieces , an armed cutter , three armed settees , and several gun - boats . On the 20th , in the afternoon , this flotilla , standing along outside of the new or south ...
... mounting two extremely long brass 36 - pounders besides smaller pieces , an armed cutter , three armed settees , and several gun - boats . On the 20th , in the afternoon , this flotilla , standing along outside of the new or south ...
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... mounted several blunderpieces and wall - pieces . As an additional obstruction to the advance of boats , the oars were banked or fixed in their places , ready for use , with the handles secured to the benches or thwarts . Thus , with a ...
... mounted several blunderpieces and wall - pieces . As an additional obstruction to the advance of boats , the oars were banked or fixed in their places , ready for use , with the handles secured to the benches or thwarts . Thus , with a ...
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... mounting 46 guns , ( long 18 and 9 pounders , with 32 - pounder carronades , ) was more than a match for the Pallas ; and that the latter's de- fence was highly creditable to her officers and crew . The Pallas was a remarkably handsome ...
... mounting 46 guns , ( long 18 and 9 pounders , with 32 - pounder carronades , ) was more than a match for the Pallas ; and that the latter's de- fence was highly creditable to her officers and crew . The Pallas was a remarkably handsome ...
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... mounting 24 long 8 - pound- ers on the main deck and six brass 36 pounder car- ronades on the quarterdeck and forecastle ; total 30 . guns , with a complement of at least 220 men . * The three remaining ships , also from Bordeaux , were ...
... mounting 24 long 8 - pound- ers on the main deck and six brass 36 pounder car- ronades on the quarterdeck and forecastle ; total 30 . guns , with a complement of at least 220 men . * The three remaining ships , also from Bordeaux , were ...
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