Sketches of the Naval History of the United States: From the Commencement of the Revolutionary War, to the Present Time ... Likewise an Appendix, Wherein the Chief Part of the Important Documents Concerning the Navy Are Collected
Sketches of the Naval History of the United States: From the Commencement of the Revolutionary War, to the Present Time ... Likewise an Appendix, Wherein the Chief Part of the Important Documents Concerning the Navy Are Collected
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...examining the relative strength of frigates, and "ships of war, and gun-boats, we shall find similar re"suits in favour of the larger class of vessels." Accompanying the secretary of the navy's letter was a valuable communication from captain Stewart. "The relative force of a 74 gun ship and a large fri"gate, is as one ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...examining the relative strength of frigates, and "ships of war, and gun-boats, we shall find similar re"suits in favour of the larger class of vessels." Accompanying the secretary of the navy's letter was a valuable communication from captain Stewart. "The relative force of a 74 gun ship and a large fri"gate, is as one to three. COMPARATIVE FORCE. A frigate of 50 guns. Gun-deck. 30 24 pounders Quarter-deck 14 32 lb. carronades. Forecastle 6 32 do. Guns 50 1360 lbs. shot each round. Men 430 480 guns and men. A shili of Che line o/74 guns. Lower gun-deck 28 42 pounders. Upper do. 30 24 do. Quarter-deck 16 42 lb. carronades. Forecastle 3 42 do "By the above comparison it appears, that a 74 gun "ship discharges at one round 3224 lbs. of shot, and a "frigate of the first class 1360 lbs. It therefore clearly "proves the proportion or relative force, in point of me"tal, to be one to three, or thereabouts. When this cir"cutnslance is considered, jointly with the following, it "must appear to others, as it does to me, that as you in"crease the class of the ship, you increase the propor"tion of one to three, and diminish, proportionally, the "expense of building, equipping, and supporting them "in commission, which may easily be established by "estimates from the department, and the experience of "all other maritime nations. "Ships of the line are much stronger in scantling, "thicker in the sides and bottom, less penetrable to the "shot, and consequently less liable to be torn or bat- tered to pieces, or sunk. The additional room being "more than in proportion to the additional number of u men, leaves greater space for water and provisions "and admi...
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