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Which class of ship is the largest? A man of war? Was there anything larger? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Question about frigates
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On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, James Powell (<Fr2s0n.KDE@lugnet.com>) wrote at 23:31:35 (...) Well, I'm working towards 74, but the current project will probably stick at 28 or so :-) It uses hull pieces, and so far, it looks ok. Haven't got to the gun deck (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) came (...) they (...) "Frigate" (...) else (...) still). (...) Sloops and brigs aren't "ship" rigged, so aren't frigates and not rated under the english system - but then the english designations are so loopy at times I'm not sure they know (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) When? One is enough now, and it can be a middling 57mm one to boot :) I know, you are talking historically, and I would think that what Linsay posted was likely right. I think it had a lot to do with who was doing the naming too...since the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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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, 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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| | Re: Great Brickain
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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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(...) trying (...) read (...) something (...) for (...) of (...) Ummm, Oh, dang, I forget. There's an extra screw in a different place I think. I've taken them apart and switched them around, so it can be done. Bruce (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Ahoy all... Recently I got the idea of taking apart some of the hull pieces so that I can mix and match for some more variety in my fleet. (Specifically, I’m trying to switch the hulls from a Cross Bone Clipper and an Armada Flagship so that I have (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Arrr, ye scurvy swab, welcome to Pirates. Here's yer parrot. (AwK!) With that taken care of, Might I make a wee bit o' suggestion, that you try this query in .market.buy-sell-trade too? Yer more likely to find some lubber without such a fine (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Greetin's ye swabs, I be havin' two 16-wide bows and 1 stern (all brown) that I be wantin' to trade for two brown 16-wide hull sections. If you can only spare one hull section, I'd also be interested in: One 4x4x9 mast base One dark gray 6x6 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: What fabric is good for MOC sails?
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In Steve Jackson's Lego Pirate Game ("(URL) Stevie has a sub-page ("(URL) he gives numerous suggestions on this very subject. Franklin (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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