frigata

Updated: May 11, 2025

He named his vessel a fregata, and her guns were placed exactly as those of a modern frigate. He designed at the same time seven distinct classes of ships of war, which he named the Galleon, Ranibargo, Galizabra, Frigata, Gallerone, Gallerata, and Passavolante.

William Henry Giles Kingston - How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves: Updated to 1900