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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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(...) 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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(...) Well, I will have to finish "The Junk" now that there is a new port of call = ) ....now if I could only get this sail made out of Ninja glider wings to work... (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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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)
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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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(...) Though I suppose any scallywags calling Port Block junk would not be welcome... :) Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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So I'm roaming about the net, as one is wont to do, and I stumble upon this (URL) seems to me, bearing in mind the sort of tales I like to tell at Port Block, that Pugwash ought to be cited as a key source. There seem to me to be definite (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Junk is always welcome at Port Block. There's plenty of it here, and the Brickish are always sending more. That's what we're here for ;-) The only real problem is getting the junk to work - they're always complaining about too much pain, too (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) largest (...) of (...) over 200m (...) 40,000 (...) these (...) I suppose the eunuchs all sailed at half-mast.... (ok, bad joke!) Seriously, though, a Chinese merchant / pirate fleet would be so cool! Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Let me know when you see one--I can't go into the basement atm, it's full of sewage (arrr, seas for me pirates to sail upon...not) best Lindsay (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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