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Progressive75 In reply to Pandoras-Harbringer [2013-02-14 12:34:32 +0000 UTC]

Some ships of the line (called two-deckers) had only two banks of cannons. The three-decker (what your husband refers to) was more common, but two-deckers were still seen during the Napoleonic Wars (for instance, the French seventy-four gun designs).

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dashinvaine In reply to Pandoras-Harbringer [2006-04-19 21:48:49 +0000 UTC]

Correction this is a third rate ship of the line (two gun decks) A first or second class man-o-war would have three gundecks and 70-104 guns. Anyway it's still a ship of the line and bigger than a frigate!

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Pandoras-Harbringer In reply to dashinvaine [2006-04-19 23:07:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Mr. History!! I'm gonna strut all over him with this when he wakes up tomorrow.

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dashinvaine In reply to Pandoras-Harbringer [2006-04-20 21:36:13 +0000 UTC]

you do that anyway from what i hear

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Silverfire337 In reply to dashinvaine [2009-02-14 20:09:23 +0000 UTC]

lol ya both wrong its a wacoma class frigate a larger and a french version of the english made frigate slower but with a dual gun deck stead o the single gun deck the english used but its still a beautiful peice nonetheless sorry had to interject that bit in lol i'm a living history tall ship sailor by trade ya care if i use this a reference for work i'm doing mate?

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dashinvaine In reply to Pandoras-Harbringer [2006-04-19 21:34:18 +0000 UTC]

Tell him a frigate would have only one gun deck. This is a 2nd rate ship of the line (about 64 guns).

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