Part of the Conway's Ship Types series, this is the first of two volumes dealing with the development of the heavy frigate. It covers the introduction of 18-pounder armament in the War of American Independence, and then analyzes the standard heavy cruiser of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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