Sloop-of-war (Q514324)
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in the Royal Navy a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns; the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above; thus, the term sloop-of-war encompassed all unrated combat vessels (18th century and most of the 19th)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Sloop-of-war |
in the Royal Navy a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns; the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above; thus, the term sloop-of-war encompassed all unrated combat vessels (18th century and most of the 19th) |
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- dewiki Sloop
- enwiki Sloop-of-war