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[pounds
sterling]Forashipof100guns=35,55390=29,88680=23,63870=17,78560=14,19750=10,60640=7,55830=5,84620=3,710£
[英镑]一艘拥有100门火炮的船=35,55390=29,88680=23,63870=17,78560=14,19750=10,60640=7,55830=5,84620=3,710
Andfromhenceitiseasytosumupthevalue,orcostrather,ofthewholeBritishnavy,whichintheyear1757,whenitwasatitsgreatestgloryconsistedofthefollowingshipsandguns:
andfireships,one
withanother,at}2,000170,000------------Cost3,266,786RemainsforGuns233,214------------3,500,000船只。炮数。单艘成本。全部成本。英镑成本[英国镑]610035,553213,318129029,886358,632128023,638283,656437017,785764,755356014,197496,895405010,606424,24045407,558340,11058203,710215,18085快速帆船、炸弹船
和纵火船，每种平均成本为}2,000170,000------------总成本3,266,786剩余用于炮弹233,214------------3,500,000
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