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HMS London as a dependable second-rate

A ship-specific question asks for the panel's view of the 98-gun second-rate HMS London.

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Question

What is the panel's opinion of the second-rate HMS London?

Short answer

She was a dependable, heavily armed second-rate that repeatedly delivered the firepower expected of her type.

Notes

London is judged a capable second-rate that supplied the heavy firepower expected of her type. The panel names service at the Chesapeake, Groix, and Copenhagen. Her battery is described as 28 32-pounders, 30 18-pounders, and about 40 12-pounders. The assessment rests on that armament and repeated service.