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Question about frigates
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 17:30:34 GMT
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Can anyone give me a quick answer to this:
How many cannon does a ship have to have to be considered a frigate?
Or let me put it another way:
Is 24 or 26 going to be enough?
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: Question about frigates
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| (...) 24 is the lowest number I know of, though if you check out the source I list below, they note 20. Part of what determines a frigate is its rigging, so cannon is not the only criteria. They tended to get larger as the 1700s came to a close and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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