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Definitions of frigate in various dictionaries:
noun - a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
noun - a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
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| The U.S.S. Constitution was one of the first 6 of this type of warship authorized by Congress in 1794 |
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| a warship with a mixed armament, generally lighter than a destroyer (in the US navy, heavier) and of a kind originally introduced for convoy escort work. |
| A warship with a mixed armament, generally lighter than a destroyer (in the US navy, heavier) and of a kind originally introduced for convoy escort work. |
| a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser |
| a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries |
| a small, fast military ship |
| A warship, usually of 4,000 to 9,000 displacement tons, that is larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser, used primarily for escort duty. |
| A high-speed, medium-sized sailing war vessel of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. |
| Archaic A fast, light vessel, such as a sailboat. |
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A frigate 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, this 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 ships that were usually as long as a ship of the line and were square-rigged on all three masts (full-rigged), but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escort. In the definition adopted by the British Admiralty, they were rated ships o |
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