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Description: | In 1803 several frigates commanded and crewed by Trinity House volunteers blockaded the Thames at Lower Hope as a defence against a threatened French invasion. Frigates had single gun decks which carried from twenty-four to thirty-eight guns. The frigate, a fifth or sixth rate vessel, was not expected to lie in the line of battle but was used for protecting British merchant vessels, capturing enemy merchant vessels and patrols.
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Box Title: Actions 1803-1804. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | British Fleet prints | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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