However, when they began to meet the large frigates that the French had in service during the War of Jenkins' Ear, it was clearly time to make a change in the design of the large cruisers.
Ngoko oko, xa babeqala ukudibana nezinkulu inqanawa zesantya ezipheleka ezinye ngeloxesha amaFrenshi ayesekwinkonzo yayilixesha lomlo kaJenkins Ear, yayilixesha elicacileyo lokuba kwenziwe utshintsho ekwenziweni jikelele inqanawa.