The Royal Navy often reduced the armament of captured French and Spanish vessels to make room for stores. British ships had to remain at sea on distant blockades for long periods, whereas an opponent sailing between ports could replenish more readily. The example connects a ship's apparent fighting power to the logistics needed to make that power sustainable.
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Why British prizes often lost guns
Long blockades made storage capacity more useful than an extra pair of guns on captured French or Spanish ships.