What defines a sloop of war?
noun phrase
: a small warship with guns on only one deck.
How many guns did a sloop of war have?
In the 18th century and most of the 19th, a sloop-of-war in the Royal Navy was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns.
How big was a sloop of war?
157 feet 6 inches
It measured 157 feet 6 inches in length, 35 feet in width, and 16 feet 2 inches in depth of hold. One of the last sloops built for the old sailing navy, it was the largest of a class of 7 and carried four 8-inch Paxihan Shell guns and eighteen 32-pounders.
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