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USS Sabine, which took nearly 40 years to finish

... that the Potomac-class frigates (example pictured) were intentionally built slowly for the sake of quality, only for the last ships to be outdated by the time they were finished decades later?

Source: "The Navy built these ships slowly and carefully, completing the frigates when they were needed for active service...Designed as a class, the ships varied significantly between the first launched craft and the last - reflecting 30 years of progress in naval architecture...The final ships completed, the Santee and Sabine, were obsolete when launched...

Sabine: Laid down: 1823....Commissioned: 8 June 1861"

Quotes from pages 13 and 40 of American Heavy Frigates 1794-1826 by by Mark Lardas and Tony Bryan

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- Comment: While the article only has 4 references, I believe it is acceptable as each reference is a high-quality published book.

Created by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

GGOTCC 02:12, 21 June 2025 (UTC).