Frigate
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In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. In the 17th to early 18th centuries the term "frigate" was loosely given to any full-rigged ship built for sp
The Italian Navy frigate Carlo Bergamini in 2011
Light frigate, circa 1675–1680
Boudeuse, of Louis Antoine de Bougainville
A Magicienne-class frigate
The rating system of the Royal Navy and its predecessors were used by the Royal Navy between the beginning of the 17th century and the middle of the 19th century to categorise sailing warships, initia
A 1728 diagram illustrating a first- and a third-rate ship
Battleship 1