quarter-gangways

Updated: May 28, 2025

The first was a frigate of the largest class, built on purpose to cope with the large double-banked frigates of the Yankees. She carried thirty long twenty-four pounders on her main deck, and the same number of forty-two pound carronades on her quarter-gangways and forecastle.

Frederick Marryat - Frank Mildmay : Or, The Naval Officer