Frigates are only available as military ships. These gunboats were built for speed, and often escorted larger warships but were also quite capable on their own.
"In the 17th century, a frigate was 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." - Wikipedia
Famous (Premium) frigates include the USS Constitution and Black Beard's Queen Anne's Revenge.
Type | Tier | Sailing Speed (angle/side/back) | ||||||
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Frigate1 | 4 | 186 (260) |
157 (220) |
100 (140) |
32+2 (32+4) |
3000 (4200) |
4 | 65° / 9.3 / 10.6 (59° / 12.3 / 14) |
Frigate2 | 4 | 135 (189) |
120 (168) |
110 (154) |
36+2 (36+4) |
2900 (4060) |
4 | 74°/8/10 (67°/10,6/13,2) |
Frigate3 | 4 | 132 (185) |
121 (169) |
130 (182) |
42+2 (42+4) |
2929 (4101) |
4 | 76° / 7.6 / 10 (68° / 10 / 13.2) |
Frigate4 | 4 | 168 (56) |
135 (49) |
130 (45) |
46+4 (46+6) |
3430 (4802) |
7 | 74°/8/10 (67°/10.6/13.2) |
USS Constitution | 4 | 212 (297) |
139 (195) |
140 (196) |
48+4 | 3120 (4368) |
4 | 70° / 9.2 / 10.4 (63° / 12.1 / 13.7) |
Queen Anne's Revenge | 4 | 180 (252) |
150 (210) |
150 (210) |
54+4 54+6 |
3643 (5100) |
7 | 74° / 8.62 / 9.63 (67° / 11.4 / 12.7) |
Numbers in brackets in table are for fully upgraded ship.
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Frigate4 is actually a fourth rate ship of the line as in it has 46 to 60 guns (including bow and stern chasers) then again the game doesn't mention third rate ships of the line which were the most common type.