I watched a show on the TV the other night called "Hero Ships". Its been an interesting series to this point, however, the last one on the USS Consitution had me asking some questions against what I thought I knew. Maybe someone can set my mind straight.
One of the crew members stated the Constitution could out do Royal Navy vessels of the period because it had a faster firing capability, 90 seconds per repeat shot for the USS "C" versus 3 minutes for the RN. I was under the impression the RN had the fastest firing crews of the period. Who's correct?
Also the crew member pointed out it required 15 crew members to load, run out and fire a USS "C" gun. I thought a typical gun crew of the period was in the order of 5 to 6 men. What am I missing?
John