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    Default British Fifth Rate 24pdr Frigates 1793-1817

    IIn 1783 Britain posessed no 24pdr Frigates but the capture of the very large Frigate La Pomone in 1794 gave the Navy Board a chance to experiment with and introduce Frigates of this calibre based roughly on her design. Later that year work began on converting three 64's namely, Indefatigable,Anson and Magnanime to 24 pdr 38 gun Frigates. Following on from this a British prototype Frigate was built to her design, to be shortly followed by five more albeit to a slightly modified design. This was done to deliver a much needed answer to the American large Frigates being employed by them in the War of 1812.
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