The Noob Crew's Frigate boat building

Frigate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the warship. For the bird, see Frigate bird. The Portuguese sailing frigate Dom Fernando II e Gloria in 1878 The modern air-defence and command frigate HNLMS Evertsen A frigate /ˈfrɪɡɨt/ is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries. In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built". These could be warships carrying their principal batteries of carriage-mounted guns on a single deck or on two decks (with further smaller carriage-mounted guns usually carried on the forecastle and quarterdeck of the vessel). The term was generally used for ships too small to stand in the line of battle, although early line-of-battle ships were frequently referred to as frigates when they were built for speed. In the 18th century, the term referred to shi