Rob,
Here's another one that might be of interest to you and illustrates Dobbs' remarks on carronades -- the
USS United States (1797), rated a 44 gun heavy frigate, although records indicate she was launched with 55 guns (thirty-two 24 pounder cannon, twenty-two 42 pounder carronades, and an 18 pounder long gun; she usually carried over 50 guns at all times). She became a veteran of numerous ship to ship actions in the War of 1812, Barbary Wars, and the Quasi-War. Most notable among them was her epic fight with the
HMS Macedonian (38 gun frigate) in the War of 1812 ultimately resulting in the
Macedonian's capture. The two ships were tied together for two weeks after the fight repairing the damage to both ships. Ultimately the
Macedonian was refitted and purchased into USN service as the
USS Macedonian. Three fun facts about the ship: 1) a young Herman Melville signed on to her as an ordinary seaman in 1843 and Melville's novel
White Jacket is based on his experiences on the ship (especially a very graphic description of a flogging). 2) later in her career, the captain of the
USS United States challenged the captains of the
USS Constellation and the
HMS Vindictive to a race which she apparently won handily, and 3) during the American Civil War she was captured by the Confederacy in the early part of the war in the fall of the Norfolk Navy Yard. Refitted and commissioned the CSS United States (although often called the CSS Confederate States). Later in the war it was recaptured by the Union and recommissioned as the USS United States.
Here's a link to more detailed information on this ship;
https://www.history.navy.mil/content...s-frigate.html