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11 Frigate is a stock variant of the Frigate ship class in Windrose. A frigate is a true ship of war, meant to dominate open waters. Stock ship variants have balanced stats, no real strengths or weaknesses. Build one at the Wharf with the right Ship Design plan, then outfit the cannon, hull, naval tactics, and boarding party slots before setting sail.
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55 Overview
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77 PropertyValueHitpoints160,000Max Speed18Cargo size40Main battery12 guns, 24 lbsSecondary battery6 guns, 12 lbsCrew50Restoration costHigh
88 Strategic Role
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1010 The stock Frigate is the balanced loadout: neither the fastest raider nor the toughest fortress, but versatile enough to handle escort, trade protection, or first-encounter combat. New captains who just finished the tutorial typically build a stock Frigate first because every naval-tactics and hull-bracing combo the class can mount is available out of the box.
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1212 Mobility
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1414 Each gear step is a separate throttle notch. Speed, turn rate, and turning radius in calm wind are fixed per notch; hull bracing, hold load, and wind angle still modify the effective output. The reverse notch is the only negative gear and turns the hull in the opposite direction.
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1616 GearSpeedTurn RateTurning RadiusGear -1-7 kn-8.9°/s—Gear 00 kn8.6°/s—Gear 13.5 kn8.7°/s—Gear 25.8 kn8.7°/s—Gear 312 kn8.8°/s—Gear 420.7 kn8.3°/s—
1717 Build Cost
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1919 Construct Frigate at the Wharf after learning Ship Design: Frigate. The following materials are consumed when the keel is laid:
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2121 ImageIngredientQuantityNailsx300Foothills Iron Ingotx120Wooden Plankx320Timberx160Tarred Planksx80Linen Fabricx240Tarred Fabricx80Ropex80Shipwright's Toolsx50
2222 Equipment Loadout
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2424 Each Frigate carries dedicated slots for ship cannons, hull bracings, naval tactics, and crew equipment. The following items can be mounted on Frigate at the Wharf interface once the hull is built.
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2626 Cannon Slot
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2828 ImageCannonEffect12-PoundersBaseline naval gun of its caliber; no modifier line. Crafted at a Shipwright's Workshop without a plan paper.12-Pounders: DevastatingHitting a target with more than 50% of a volley applies Raked for 25s; all Damage dealt to affected targets increased by 10%, stacks up to 3 (Rare). Epic ascension adds Reload speed +15%.12-Pounders: Perfectly OrderedAfter reloading, hitting an enemy within 4s increases reload speed by 30% for 22s (Rare). Epic ascension adds Aiming speed +30%.12-Pounders: TemperedAfter reloading, waiting 6s before firing increases the next volley's Damage by 40% (Rare); Epic ascension adds Hitting a Weak Spot deals +20% bonus Damage.24-PoundersBaseline naval gun of its caliber; no modifier line. Crafted at a Shipwright's Workshop without a plan paper.24-Pounders: DevastatingHitting a target with more than 50% of a volley applies Raked for 25s; all Damage dealt to affected targets increased by 10%, stacks up to 3 (Rare). Epic ascension adds Reload speed +15%.24-Pounders: Perfectly OrderedAfter reloading, hitting an enemy within 4s increases reload speed by 30% for 22s (Rare). Epic ascension adds Aiming speed +30%.24-Pounders: TemperedAfter reloading, waiting 6s before firing increases the next volley's Damage by 40% (Rare); Epic ascension adds Hitting a Weak Spot deals +20% bonus Damage.
2929 Hull Slot
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3131 ImageHull BracingEffectHull bracingStandard timber bracing for baseline ship survivabilityHull bracing: Iron resolveFortified hull: higher raw HP under combatHull bracing: KeelholdTaking damage no longer affects repair-kit durationHull bracing: StandfastImprovised hull: trades raw HP for cheap material cost
3232 Naval Tactics Slot
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3434 ImageNaval TacticEffectNaval Tactics I: AmbushPatient first strike: +130% damage on next volley after 2 min of neither taking nor dealing damageNaval Tactics II: No QuarterAggression buff during sustained combatNaval Tactics III: Stretch the SupplyReduces consumable usage for extended engagementsNaval Tactics IV: ShipshapeOut-of-combat hull regenerationNaval Tactics V: Silence the GunsSuppressing fire pressure on enemy reloads
3535 Crew Equipment Slot
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3737 Crew GearEffectBoarding Party GearImproves boarding party performance.
3838 How to Unlock
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4040 To build Frigate you must first own the Ship Design: Frigate plan. Ship design plans are typically rewarded through faction reputation quests, purchased from Provisioners at matching reputation rank, or dropped by named ships during fleet engagements.
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4242 See Also
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4444 Ships The top-level Windrose ship indexWharf Where ships are built and riggedNaval Combat The broader naval combat systemBoarding Crew-vs-crew boarding actionsBlackbeard Frigate The blackbeard Frigate variantBrethren Frigate The brethren Frigate variant