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The thinking of the members of the Marine Committee of the Continental Congress was that by arming our frigates with 12-pounders, they would have a firepower advantage over one armed with 9-pounders. And, by designing them to have excellent sailing qualities as well as being fast, they could run from larger, more heavily armed frigates and ships-of-the-line.