Perseverance-class frigate: Difference between revisions

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All ships of the class were constructed to the following dimensions: {{convert|137|ft|m|1}} along the [[gun deck]], {{convert|113|ft|5+1/2|in|m|1}} at the [[keel#structural keels|keel]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|38|ft|m|1}} and a depth in the [[Hold (compartment)|hold]] of {{convert|13|ft|5|in|m|1}}. They measured 871 {{small|{{Fraction|42|94}}}} [[tons burthen]] and were to have a crew of 260 men.{{refn|While the majority of measurements were adhered to in the construction of the individual ships of the class, no ship succeeded in being 871 {{small|{{Fraction|42|94}}}} tons burthen, with the ships in order of construction weighing 882, 884, 890, and 881 tons burthen respectively.{{sfnp|Gardiner|1992|p=19}}|group=Note}} Initially the armament of the class was set at twenty-six 18-pounders on the gundeck, four 6-pounders on the quarterdeck, and two 6-pounders on the [[forecastle]]. On 30 September 1779 four 18-pound [[carronade]]s were added to the quarterdeck and another four were added to the forecastle in response to the new carronade establishment ordered by the Admiralty.{{sfnp|Winfield|2007|p=972}}{{sfnp|Winfield|2007|p=955}} Also on the forecastle, fourteen {{frac|1|2}}-pounder [[swivel gun]]s were added.{{refn|Gardiner records the number of swivel guns added as twelve.{{sfnp|Gardiner|1992|p=19}}|group=Note}}{{sfnp|Winfield|2007|p=972}}

The carronades added in the 1779 establishment were later found to be widely impracticable in the frigates and the majority of them were removed by the end of the Revolutionary War; by July 1782 ''Perseverance'' had only two of her quarterdeck carronades remaining.{{sfnp|Winfield|2007|p=955}}{{sfnp|Gardiner|1992|p=19}} The final armament change for the class came on 25 April 1780 when all the 6-pounders were replaced with 9-pounders.{{sfnp|Winfield|2007|p=972}} At the same time as this the complement of men for the class was increased to 270 to reflect the increased size of much of the weaponry being carried on board.{{sfnp|Gardiner|1992|p=19}} The ships would in later years be classified on paper as 42-gun frigates.{{sfnp|Winfield|2014|p=126}}

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