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  1. 10-01-2020, 10:12 #1
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    Hi Rob,
    I was dealing with mid semester exams this past week, so just getting caught up on things -- in regard to your question about early USN brigs and sloops of war, here is some info:

    https://www.history.navy.mil/content...augusta-i.html

    https://www.history.navy.mil/content...peacock-i.html
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    Thanks for even more information Bill.
    The article about the Peacock was enthralling. She certainly saw a lot of service.
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    Here's some more on sloops of war --

    Here is an account of the fight between HMS Frolic and the USS Wasp:

    https://www.history.navy.mil/our-col...ms-frolic.html

    Here is an account of the participation of the Brig Argus and Sloop Hornet in the Battle of Derna (1805):
    https://www.history.navy.mil/content...documents.html

    Here is an account of the American privateer Polly escaping capture by the HMS Indian (1812):
    https://www.history.navy.mil/content...SN-903303.html
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