Gun Deck, U.S.F. Constitution
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| The Constitution was rated as a 44-gun frigate, but actually carried 52 guns. On the gun deck were thirty 24 pounder long guns, including four in the commodore's cabin. On the spar deck were twenty 32 pounder carronades and two 18 pounder long gun bow chasers, bored out to hold a24 pound shot. The gunners of the Constitution were famous for the superiority of their marksmanship. |
