How many guns did a frigate have?

A frigate was a three-masted, fully rigged vessel, with its armament carried on a single gun deck and with additional guns on the poop and forecastle. The number of guns varied between 24 and 56, but 30 to 40 guns were common.

Is a galleon bigger than a frigate?

The Frigate is a large warship which, unlike the larger Galleons, is built for speed and maneuverability. Its unique sail configuration combines ample Square Rigging on three masts, with anywhere upwards of two Triangular Sails mounted in various positions (depending on the version of the game).

How much gunpowder is in a 16 inch gun?

Each projectile for a 16-inch gun weighs 2,700 pounds. The 110-pound powder bags are 16 inches in diameter and about a foot and a half in length.

What is the largest wooden warship ever built?

1. Wyoming. Coming in as the longest ship on this list, Wyoming was a wooden six-masted schooner built and completed in 1909 by the firm of Percy & Small in Bath, Maine. Similar to many of the other ships on this list, the Wyoming was the largest known wooden ship ever built.

What was the speed of the Napoleonic warships?

Napoleon was armed as a conventional ship of the line, but her steam engines could give her a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h), regardless of the wind conditions—a potentially decisive advantage in a naval engagement.

How many cannons does a ship of the line have?

The 76.15 m × 21.22 m (249.8 ft × 69.6 ft) ship of the line was armed with 128 cannons on three decks and was manned by 1,280 sailors. She participated in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimean War (1854–1856).

Why do some ships have only one gun on them?

In a few ships the design was altered long after the ship was launched and in service. In the Royal Navy, smaller two-deck 74- or 64-gun ships of the line that could not be used safely in fleet actions had their upper decks removed (or razeed), resulting in a very stout, single-gun-deck warship called a razee.

What is the only ship of the line still in service?

HMS Victory in 1884, the only surviving example of a ship of the line. The only original ship of the line remaining today is HMS Victory, preserved as a museum in Portsmouth to appear as she was while under Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.