Artillery and Weapons in the Age of Sail
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Sloop (Shiprigged)
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Rating: Ship(rigged) Sloop, Corvette (Continental) Armament: Min. 14 GunsMax. 18 Guns Gundecks: 1 Design: 18 Guns Gundeck: 18 x 06-Pounder Guns Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 4/12 x 1/2-Pounder-Svivelguns Complement: 125 Deployment: Light escort service, merchant raiding Full-rigged ships were also classified as sloops … Read More
Sloop (Brig-rigged)
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Rating: Sloop (Brig-rigged) Armament: Min. 10 Guns Max. 14 Guns Gundecks: 1 Design: 10 Guns Gundeck: 10 x 04-Pounder Guns Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 12 x 1/2-Pounder Svivelguns Complement: 100 Deplyment: Light escort service, merchant raiding
Sloop (schoner-rigged)
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Rating: Sloop (schooner-rigged) Armament: Min. 04 GunsMax. 14 Guns Gundecks: 1 Design: 06 Guns 1) Gundeck: 06 x 03-Pounder Guns Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 08/12 x 1/2-Pounder Svivel-Guns Complement: 30 Deplyment: Light parol service, merchant raiding 1) Occasionally, the Navy purchased civilian ships … Read More
Sloop / Armed Cutter
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Rating: Sloop (Squarerigged cutter)1) / Armed Cutter Armament: Min. 00 GunsMax. 16 Guns Gundecks: 1 Design: 12 Guns 2) Upper Gundeck: 12 x 3-Pounder Guns Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 14 x 1/2–Pounder svivel-Guns Complement: 50 – 60 Deplyment: Light Parol Service, merchant raiding, … Read More
AI-Experiments
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1st Rate Ships
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Rating: 1st Rate Armament: At least: 100 Guns Gundecks: 3 Design: 100 (100+) Guns1) Lower Gundeck: 30 x 32-Pounders Middle Gundeck: 28 x 24-Pounders Upper Gundeck: 30 x 12-Pounders Forecastle/Quaterdeck 2 x 68-Pounder Carronade /12 x 12-Pounders Deployment: Battle Line, … Read More
2nd Rate Ships
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Rating: 2nd Rate Armament: Minimum: 90 Guns Maximum: 98 Guns Gundecks: 3 Design 98 Guns 1) Lower Gundeck: 28 x 32-Pfünder Middle Gundeck: 30 x 18-Pfünder Upper Gundeck: 30 x 12-Pfünder Upper Gundeck: 2 /8 x 12-Pfünder1) Complement: 850 Deployment: … Read More
3rd Rate Ships
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Rating: 3rd Rate Armament: Minimum: 62 Guns Maximum: 80 Guns Gundecks: 2 Design: 74 Guns Lower Gundeck: 28 x 32-Pounders Upper Gundeck: 28 x 18-Pounders Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 4 /14 x 9-Pounders Complement: about 650 Design: 64 Guns Lower Gundeck: 26 x … Read More
4th Rate Ships
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Rating: 4th Rate Armament: At least: 46 Guns Max.: 60 Guns Gundecks: 2 Desing: 50 Guns Lower Gundeck: 22 x 24-Pounders Upper Gundeck: 22 x 12-Pounders Back/Achterdeck: 02 / 04 x 06-Pounders Complement: 350 Design: 60 Guns 1) Lower Gundeck: … Read More