| Ship Type Large Frigate Medium member of the Frigate class
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| A powerful and fast combat vessel | ||||
| Prevalence: | Very Rare | |||
| Physical Size: | Large | |||
| Maneuverability: | Mid-High | |||
| Durability: | High | |||
| Best Sailing Point: | Running Broad Reach to Broad Reach | |||
| Comparative Speed: | Mid-High | |||
| Best Speed: | Highest | |||
| Max. Cannons: | 40 
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| Max. Crew: | 250 
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| Min. Crew: | 20
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| Ideal Crew (w/ Max Cannons): | 140
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| Cargo Capacity: | 90 tons | |||
| Basic Sale Price: | 600 
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The Large Frigate is a large, fast and powerful combat vessel in Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004). Despite being one of the most heavily-armed warships in the game, it retains surprising speed and manoeuvrability for its size. Designed originally by the Dutch to counter the threat of Spanish Galleons, its speed allows it to engage larger, heavier-armed vessels than itself with ease. It is a very rare ship, and capture one can be very tricky
Difficult to control in battle due to its size, in the hands of a skilled captain the Large Frigate can nonetheless be extremely useful: its firepower enables it to subdue any opponent, its speed to outmanoeuvre all but the fastest opponents, and its manoeuvrability (when used properly with Sail State changes) can even allow it to avoid incoming fire despite its size. Outside of combat, it is seen as a naval-domination ship, capable of keeping an area clean of all enemy threats for long periods of time, and/or attacking enemy nations directly. It is encountered very often serving the military interests of the three non-Spanish nations.
In the Player's Hands[]
No nation/era combination will have the player starting off with a Large Frigate.
The Large Frigate its a very rare ship, only sent by wealthy cities on important missions. Fortunately, Henry Morgan, the famous pirate, sails on a heavily armed Large Frigate, so there is a sure-fire way to get one.
Trivia[]
- Under the Royal Navy's rating system, the Large Frigate would be considered a fifth-rate.