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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy
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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy Fascinating book about the founding of the US Navy, the six frigates that started it all and the men who sailed them in wars against pirates and the greatest naval force on the planet at the time: The Royal Navy. Some things, like politics, never change and that is brought out in this book. Other things, like chivalry, are quite different today than then.
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#4435807 - 08/25/18 09:18 PM
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That looks like an interesting book, I’ll have to add it to my wish list.
I noticed the Booklist blurb about it mentions Stephen Decatur but not the squadron commander, local man Commodore Edward Preble. He had an interesting career! Preble St is one of the more prominent streets in Portland, ME.
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#4435879 - 08/26/18 03:39 PM
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That looks like an interesting book, I’ll have to add it to my wish list.
I noticed the Booklist blurb about it mentions Stephen Decatur but not the squadron commander, local man Commodore Edward Preble. He had an interesting career! Preble St is one of the more prominent streets in Portland, ME. Not to worry, Preble isn't left out of the book
"In the vast library of socialist books, there’s not a single volume on how to create wealth, only how to take and “redistribute” it.” - David Horowitz
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#4436104 - 08/28/18 04:16 AM
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Sounds like an interesting book.
"According to Henry Adams, the 1812 encounter between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere "raised the United States in one half hour to the rank of a first class power in the world." "
Adams must have been sampling some really good cider. Constitution totally out gunned the British manned French ship.
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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Another book worth reading is 'American Ships of the Colonial & Revolutionary Periods' by John F Millar. ISBN 0-393-03222-1
This book attempts to show what is known about American ships--ships designed by, built by, or owned by Americans--before the Federal period. An introductory chapter explains basic features common to all ships of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including design, construction, rigs, and purposes for which they were built. The rest of the book is devoted to the specifics of over 150 ships of all sizes, giving an account of the history and significance of each ship, as well as plans of each hull, in some cases accompanied by sketches based on eyewitness portraits of the original ships.
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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#4444084 - 10/17/18 10:07 AM
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The battle between the Shannon and the Chesapeake off Cape Cod is a big part of The Fortune of War by Patrick O’Brian. It hasn’t been long since I finished that series of books for the fifth or so time, but I think I may have to start again at the beginning. It’s such an immersive world!
In all my years I've never seen the like. It has to be more than a hundred sea miles and he brings us up on his tail. That's seamanship, Mr. Pullings. My God, that's seamanship!
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I was just listening to a Dan Carlin podcast interview of Ian W. Toll in which Toll stated that he had promised his publisher a "sequel" to Six Frigates. I don't know what that would entail but I am excited at the prospect!
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#4607841 - 09/07/22 03:41 AM
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Sounds like an interesting book.
Constitution totally out gunned the British manned French ship. While true, the British had several times fought and beat French and Spanish ships of superior firepower and tonnage (including 24lbs frigates), and Dacres, Carden, and Lambert were all eager to pit their 38s against the American 44s (Dacres especially was somewhat familiar with the Humphreys frigates from his pre-war experience). Remember, Lambert even "chased" Constitution for a bit, so eager was he for a fight. In the 18th and early 19th century, the Royal Navy had become used to winning naval engagements almost no matter the odds. The duels with the American '44s put the British on notice that America as a naval power might still be outnumbered, but could challenge the Royal Navy in a "fair" fight.
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Excellent article OG, thanks!
"In the vast library of socialist books, there’s not a single volume on how to create wealth, only how to take and “redistribute” it.” - David Horowitz
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