The ship's carronades were not originally counted in the rating of a ship, so it was possible for a 38 gun frigate to in fact be carrying 44 powerful guns.
Iinkanunu ezincinci zeenqanawa zazingabalelwa kumlinganiselo wenqanawa, ngako oko kwakulula kwiinqanawa ezinesantya zemfazwe ezingama-38 ukuthwala iipu enamdlakazi engama-44.