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Re: Question about frigates
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 17:41:24 GMT
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Tony Priestman wrote:
> 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?
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 up to 56 on any given voyage...
best
Lindsay
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| On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Mr L F Braun (<38C53F44.D944207C@....msu.edu>) wrote at 17:41:24 (...) Hmmm. This is what I thought. Need a longer ship :( (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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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? (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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