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donkey frigate, a class of small warships built for the Royal Navy at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. They carried 28 guns and were, more accurately,
ship-rigged sloops built
frigate fashion, having guns protected by the upper deck, i.e. on a single gun-deck, with additional guns on the
forecastle and
quarterdeck.
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FRIGATES: FROM RACEHORSE TO WARHORSE
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Stealth frigate ready to be inducted in Navy.
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The Star Captains: Frigate Commands in the Napoleonic Wars
Magazine article from: RUSI Journal; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...them excelled in frigate command. Approximately...men commanded frigates from 1793-1815...who served in frigates for significantly...specialists in frigate warfare, the...were kept in frigates, sometimes one particular frigate, for long periods...
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Search on for replacement frigate
Newspaper article from: The Press; 6/8/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...could replace the ageing steam frigate HMNZS Canterbury when it is...not ruled out a third Anzac frigate. By the end of the year the navy will have three operational frigates -- two new Anzac class ships...year-old Leander class frigate HMNZS Canterbury. Another...
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Govt ready to buy another frigate _ Clark
Newspaper article from: The Press; 10/28/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...deposit of $50 million to buy a third frigate by the end of this year, Labour leader...Cabinet would decide to buy a third Anzac frigate from Australian builder Tenix on Monday...that Ms Clark was wrong about the third- frigate proposal going to Cabinet on Monday...
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Full steam ahead for NZ frigate
Newspaper article from: The Press; 7/25/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Navy's first Anzac-class frigate, the $470 million HMNZS Te...Navy's first Anzac-class frigate, the $470 million HMNZS Te...Methven, has served on several frigates during his 19-year naval...whether Te Kaha is the best frigate he has served on, Lieutenant...
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Stoney sink brave frigate Stoneywood picked up their second honour of the season by beating Frigate in the Association Cup final.
Newspaper article from: Aberdeen Evening Express; 5/30/2007; 563 words
; Stoneywood picked up their second honour of the season by beating Frigate in the Association Cup final. Frigate 0 Stoneywood SC 2 Frigate were the first to attack and forced a save from keeper McLennan in the first minute...
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FED: NZ frigate decision an embarrassment for Australia
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 12/1/1998; 665 words
; ...decision not to buy another frigate is also a major blow...contractor for the ANZAC frigates. Tenix, formerly Transfield...Australian FFG guided missile frigates. But it is a frontrunner...to buy eight of the frigates, with New Zealand deciding...further New Zealand frigate orders has ...
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Newspaper article from: Defense Daily; 3/1/2000; 700+ words
; ...contract for five frigates. Last year, Norway...supplier for the frigate program over rival...for the Norwegian frigate, while Lockheed...Aegis system for the frigates, including its...to the Norwegian frigate program and to evaluate...contract value for the frigates will be ...
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frigate
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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Blackwall frigates
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
...in the same way as could a frigate with a ship of the line . Three...the building of the Blackwall frigates in Britain: Green and Wigram...Sunderland. The first Blackwall frigate was Green and Wigram's Seringapatam...large number of these Blackwall frigates were built, not all of them...
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donkey frigate
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
donkey frigate, a class of small warships built for the Royal Navy at the end of the...carried 28 guns and were, more accurately, ship-rigged sloops built frigate fashion, having guns protected by the upper deck, i.e. on a single...
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galley frigate
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
galley frigate, a frigate of a type built for the British Navy in the reign of King Charles II (1660–85) to take oars or sweeps as well as sails. Very few were built and, being generally inefficient, they were quickly discarded.
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frigate-bird
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
frigate-bird see man-o'-war bird .
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