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American History

RAB910

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1. I think this article gives too much credit to the wood

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 08:43 AM

Nov 2021

The reality is the US built larger frigates than that of the UK. It was the Constitution's greater size and guns that gave it the edge.

The US

Strength
1 44-gun Frigate
56 guns
754lb broadside
480 U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Marine infantry[1]

Great Briton

1 38-gun Frigate
44 guns
526lb broadside
272 Royal Navy Sailors and Royal Marine infantry

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I think this article gives too much credit to the wood RAB910 Nov 2021 #1