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sloop of war::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | combat ship, war vessel, warship |
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sloop of war
The Royal Navy took Curieux into service as the sloop-of-war HMS Curieux.
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The Hunley sank for unknown reasons a short while after her successful attack on the sloop-of-war USS Housatonic.
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During the age of sail, the ship categories were divided into the ship of the line, frigate, and sloop-of-war.
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The war began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports and a sloop of war on June 21, 1749.
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Perry returned to Charleston, South Carolina for shore duty in 1828, and in 1830 took command of a sloop-of-war, the USS Concord.
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Immediately on touching the water federal salutes were fired from the sloop of war Portsmouth, the revenue cutter Jay and the Aspasia, Indiaman.
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Hundreds of boats came out to greet the unusual vessel, including a British sloop-of-war, an officer from whom hailed Savannah's sailing master Steven Rogers, who happened to be on deck.
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She allegedly forced the crew of one British cruiser to abandon ship after a bloody action and on a different occasion, she repulsed boats from a Royal Navy sloop-of-war.
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Unable to escape, the Bethell instead demanded that the Spanish ship surrender, and, mistaking the Bethell for a British sloop-of-war, it complied without a fight.
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