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Watching the 1951 movie "Horatio Hornblower", the captain gives a laundry list of supplies he'll need. How realistic was this list for a 30-gun Frigate of the time? Would she even be able to carry this much?

by /u/DevCatOTA in /r/AskHistorians

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