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Re: Question about frigates
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:29:22 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Tony Priestman writes:
> 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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> Tony Priestman
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 on into the 1800s. You can get away with 24, but note that they
should all be on a single deck.
Go here:
http://home.gci.net/~stall/ship2.htm
to see the status of the english navy in this time period.
Bruce
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| (...) It does depend on which navy you're talking about. Most things called a "Frigate" in colloquial literature are 5th-rates; 6th-rates are often called something else (often "sloops" or "brigs" despite those classes' usually being smaller (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Bruce Schlickbernd (<Fr2E0y.Bsu@lugnet.com>) wrote at 18:29:22 (...) Oh *yes*! I've only just taken a look. What an excellent page! (25 years ago, 8-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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