Frigate

Made in Albany for the Albish navy the Frigate is the consummate warship. Not designed for line fighting like the universally feared Line of Battle Ship the Frigate is a stand-alone terror meant for solo operations. These operations may range from protecting Albany's foreign assets and dealing with rogue individuals such as despots who have acquired galleons for themselves and are causing issues to putting down pirates who have gotten too big for their boots.

The Frigate combines frightening speed with lethal firepower and is one of the most exceptional ships on the sea. Though it would probably come off worse if it traded broadsides with a War Galleon or a Flag Galleon a skilled Captain of a Frigate would never go beam to beam for a slugging match when the Frigate is capable of sailing rings around such heavier, slower ships, avoiding the majority of their fire while turning to hit them again and again until even their legendary toughness is not enough to save them.

While a far more common site than its big brother the Large Frigate the Frigate is still comparatively rare in the south, however a number of Frigates have been taken as prizes by the Free States of Balia and the design has been copied by several countries in Avernell including the Artian Empire and the Velterland navy.