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Thread #126338 Message #3824148
Posted By: GUEST
02-Dec-16 - 02:41 PM
Thread Name: Origins: But one man of her crew alive...
Subject: RE: Origins: But one man of her crew alive...
"I'm not sure how many sailors and marines a man-o'-war might carry when setting out to grapple with Bonaparte's fleets"
500 to 700 for a 74-gun third rate; 850 to 1,000 for a first rate ship like HMS Victory.