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  1. Rigging

    A sloop-of-war was quite different from a civilian or mercantile sloop, which was a general term for a single-masted vessel rigged in a way that would today be called a gaff cutter (but usually without the square topsails the… See more

    Classification

    Originally a sloop-of-war was smaller than a sailing frigate and was (by virtue of having too few guns) outside the rating system. In general, a sloop-of-war would be under the command of a master and commander rather than a … See more

    History

    In the Royal Navy, the sloop evolved into an unrated vessel with a single gun deck and three masts, two square rigged and the aft-most fore-and-aft rigged (corvettes had three masts, all of which were square-rigged). Steam sloo… See more

    Notable sloops

    • Perhaps the most famous sloop was HMS Resolution, in which Captain James Cook made his second and third Pacific voyages. This was not a purpose-built naval sloop, but was a former merchant collier purchased … See more

     
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  1. List of sloops of war of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

     
  2. USS Constellation (1854) - Wikipedia

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  4. 'Missing and Presumed Lost' - U.S. Naval Institute

    The 792-ton, 132-foot second-class sloop-of-war Levant was built at the New York Navy Yard and launched on 28 December 1837. Between 1838 and 1842, the 22-gunner served in the West Indies Squadron and then served in the Pacific …

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  9. Sloop - Wikipedia

    In naval terminology, "sloop-of-war" refers to the purpose of the craft, rather than to the specific size or sail-plan, and thus a sloop should not be confused with a sloop-of-war. As with many rig definitions, it was some time before the term …

  10. USS Constellation at Historic Ships in Baltimore - U.S.

    The first thing a visitor may notice after stepping on board the sloop-of-war USS Constellation is the smell. The air belowdecks is heavy with the aroma of fresh pitch and hewn fir and ipe wood, because much of her is quite new.

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