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Re: Question about frigates
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 17:56:34 GMT
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On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Mr L F Braun (<38C53F44.D944207C@pilot.msu.edu>)
wrote at 17:41:24
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> Tony Priestman wrote:
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> > Can anyone give me a quick answer to this:
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> > How many cannon does a ship have to have to be considered a frigate?
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> > Or let me put it another way:
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> > Is 24 or 26 going to be enough?
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> As far as I know, it depends on how many cannon a ship is designed to
> carry. I think that 28 or 32 was the standard minimum as of 1800; I
> don't know of too many with fewer cannon.
Hmmm. This is what I thought.
Need a longer ship :(
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Tony Priestman
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| (...) As far as I know, it depends on how many cannon a ship is designed to carry. I think that 28 or 32 was the standard minimum as of 1800; I don't know of too many with fewer cannon. On the other hand, the Humphreys frigates in the US did carry (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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