In order to meet the sudden demand for very large frigates for the American war, three seventy-fours were razed down to flush-decked frigates.
Ukuze ihlangabezane nolunyanzelo luqukayo kwiifrigeyithi ezinkulu zemfazwe yamaMelika, ezintathu ezizi74 zatshatyalaliswa ukulungelelanisa iifrigeyithi ezinemigangatho.