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Frigate (5th rate)

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Frigate (5th rate)

Frigate (5th rate)
  • Ship-rigged, 1 gun deck
  • 38.6 m long, 10.7 m beam
  • 40 guns, up to 18-pounders
  • 280 crew
  • 13 knots at best

Armament

  • Gun deck: 13 guns a side, 18-pounders
  • Weather deck: 7 guns a side, 9-pounders
  • Broadside: 20 guns, 297 lb of shot
  • 40 guns in all

Lines

Sheer, half-breadth and body plans, drawn from the hull form the game sails. Stations are numbered from the stern; waterlines are measured from the load waterline.

Sail Plan

Polar Diagram

The ship's speed in knots on each heading off the wind, with all sail set and trimmed at its best. The wind comes from the top of the sheet; inside the dashed lines the ship lies in irons. Rest on a point for its speed.

Deck Plan

The Stern

The stern and bow are drawn from the model that sails, with its masts struck and its ports shut.

The Bow