I am aware of that. One of the advantages to the larger spar decked frigates was having higher clearance for main deck gun ports from the waterline. Certainly the LD gun port height from the...
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I am aware of that. One of the advantages to the larger spar decked frigates was having higher clearance for main deck gun ports from the waterline. Certainly the LD gun port height from the...
So peace time establishment then. My mind just stops at 1815.
American super size 74s? Were any such ships built? WTF is Winfield on about?
I mean the most famous example of a 74 unable to open the main deck ports was the battle involving the Droits de la...
I was looking here and on the 1812 thread but could not find any lake ships. Niagara/Lawrence would of course be iconic. Do they not make the size cut, I thought they were larger than the Cruzier...
Exactly so. I don't recall seeing a period painting with black lower masts for example. Of note the French practice was to change mast colours depending on where the ship was stationed. I think Dobbs...