Readiness depended on the routine work completed before deployment. Amazon remained at Spithead for six weeks while damage from an Irish voyage was repaired. Riou used the delay for reefing drills and firing at a mark. His record of how repeated firing changed the powder requirements of the 32-pounder carronades shows empirical attention to weapon performance. The delay gave Amazon time to prepare both sailors and guns before assuming responsibility for a large convoy.
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Amazon trains sails and guns before convoy duty
Six weeks of repair and preparation at Spithead gave Amazon's crew time to drill sail handling and measure carronade powder needs under repeated fire.