During the 18th and 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship of the British Royal Navy with a single gun deck that carried up to 18 guns. The rating system of the Royal Navy covered all …

USS Growler (1812 sloop) USS Hamilton (1812), foundered 8 August 1813, 42 killed; USS Hornet (1775), captured 27 April 1777; USS Hornet (1805 sloop) USS Hornet (1805 brig), foundered …

USS Constellation is a sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy. She was built at the Gosport Shipyard between 1853 and 1855. She was named …

A sloop of war was a vessel commanded by an officer with the rank of commander. Sloops could be armed with between 10 and 18 guns, be ship rigged or brigs (two-masted square rig) and …

Feb 22, 2017 · It was essentially a war about trade and the licence that allowed Britain to provide slaves to the Spanish colonies of Central America. The conflict lasted until 1748, being …

In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war in the British Navy was a warship (also known as one of the escort types) with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As …

In World War I and World War II, the Royal Navy reused the term "sloop" for specialised convoy-defence vessels, including the Flower class of the First World War and the highly successful …

A sloop of war is a class of naval warship that historically had a single deck carrying up to 20 guns. It was smaller than a frigate or corvette and was typically used for patrolling, convoy …

Mar 8, 2023 · On 1 May 1814, the newly commissioned sloop-of-war Wasp, with 22 guns and 175 crewmen, evaded British blockading frigates and sailed east from Portsmouth, New …

By about 1825 the United States Navy used "sloop-of-war" to designate a flush-deck ship-rigged warship with all armament on the gundeck; these could be rated as high as 26 guns and thus …