By 1802, professional naval opinion in Britain had concluded that the 44-gun frigate, armed with 24-pound cannons on the gun deck, was a failure. Drawing from their war experience with Revolutionary France, during which 6 new French 44-gun frigates were sunk or captured, the British Admiralty remained confident that in the main, their more nimble …
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