Six long twenty-fours of the new make, here in front, and two eighteens upon either flank, and I should like to see the whole of the Boulogne flotilla try to take yonder shore by daylight.
"Springhaven A Tale of the Great War"
R. D. Blackmore
The battle was therefore fought between the six long twelves of the Essex and the broadside of the Phoebe, consisting of thirteen long eighteens, one twelve, and one nine.
"Admiral Farragut"
A. T. Mahan
There I had charge of the battery of old eighteens, while Mr. Dale commanded the twelves on the middle deck.
"Richard Carvel, Complete"
Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009