"The Powerful Frigates of The British Royal Navy" Topic
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Tango01  | 03 Dec 2018 9:59 p.m. PST |
"Looking back on the age of fighting sail, a common image is that of battles between huge ships of the line, led by such famous admirals as Nelson and Collingwood. But such massive confrontations were rare, and much of Napoleonic era seapower actually was dull and mundane patrolling, cruising, and blockade duty off of enemy ports. I say "much," because if there was an exception to the usual boredom of naval life, it was to be found aboard the greyhounds of sail-based naval presence, frigates. If ever there were glamorous ships in the dangerous world of wooden warships, they were the frigates of the world's navies…."
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| skipper John | 04 Dec 2018 7:21 a.m. PST |
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| Choctaw | 04 Dec 2018 8:00 a.m. PST |
An aggressive frigate captain could do quite well for himself financially. |
| StarCruiser | 04 Dec 2018 8:49 a.m. PST |
That was most Captain's preferred assignment, and for very good reasons! |
| Tango01 | 04 Dec 2018 11:13 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)
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