Maybe someone can just answer this simple question: In the movie "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" the HMS Surprise was described (onscreen in the beginning of the movie) as a 28-gun frigate. Why then, after an examination of the ship in the movie and in literature, does her plans New Page 1
have her at 36 guns? (22) 12 pounders, (2) 9 pounder chasers, and (12) 32 pounder carronades???