Winfield is the superior source; ThreeDecks has some questionable data but nowhere near as bad as Wikipedia.
My suspicion is the original trio were meant for and launched with two full 18pdr decks, found to be too heavily loaded so they were reduced to 18/12 and Ocean stretched to accommodate the extra gun weight. I'll check BWAS once I get through some more estate paperwork and getting the Ill Tempered Mutant Landcrab fed.
--Diamondback
PMH, SME, TLA, BBB
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One more addition:
Although the dimensions of the Impregnable 1810 correspond to those of the Ocean, the armament has again been reduced somewhat. Nevertheless, the Impregnable vs. Dreadnought class significantly stronger: approx. 570kg to 434kg BSW.
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