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During the Penobscot Expedition in July-August 1779 3 RN sloops with 8 gun broadsides (9pdrs I think), anchored in a narrow channel and supported by land based guns nearby, held off several attacks from many much larger ships with larger guns, the largest being the USS Warren with 32 x 18 and 12 pounders.
What I want to know is if the US fleet was in the same position and in possession of the Fort could the Warren and other American ships all larger and more powerful that the RN ships be able to hold off HMS Riasonable a 64 gun (32 x 32 pdrs and 32 x 18 pdrs) ship of the line and 5 Frigates of similar power to Warren? Or would the battleship just smash the Warren and others with its 32pdrs?