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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.

Overview

Strategic Role

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.

Build Cost

Construct Frigate at the Wharf after learning Ship Design: Frigate. The following materials are consumed when the keel is laid:

Equipment Loadout

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.

Cannon Slot

Hull Slot

Naval Tactics Slot

Crew Equipment Slot

How to Unlock

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.

See Also

• Ships The top-level Windrose ship index

• Wharf Where ships are built and rigged

• Naval Combat The broader naval combat system

• Boarding Crew-vs-crew boarding actions

• Blackbeard Frigate The blackbeard Frigate variant

• Brethren Frigate The brethren Frigate variant