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By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the vessel of the future. Ten years later every navy was building 44-gun frigates and today it is viewed as the symbol of the Napoleonic-era cruiser. This remarkable transformation... read more
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The modern image of the sailing-era frigate is of a 44-gun frigate with a main battery of 24-pound guns.
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- Dewey: 359.832
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- Books › History › Americas › United States › Revolution & Founding
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Colonial Period
- Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology
- Books › History › Military › United States
- Books › History › Military › Naval
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