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112233Ship Design: Brethren's Frigate is a Recipe Papers item that unlocks the Brethren Frigate, the durable, 36-gun Frigate variant of the Brethren of the Coast. Brethren ships are sea fortresses; this design produces the most defensively oriented Frigate in the game.4455Effect6677Reading the design adds the Brethren Frigate recipe to your Shipwright menu. Once unlocked, the recipe persists across deaths; the paper is consumed.8899Brethren Frigate Stats10101111PropertyValueHull classFrigateFaction variantBrethren of the CoastCannons36 gunsCombat roleHeavy capital warship; absorbs and trades broadsidesTrade-offSlowest of the three Frigate variants1212Frigate Variant Comparison13131414Every Frigate hull comes in three faction variants that share the same 36-gun layout but tune durability against speed. The Brethren build is the tank end of that spread.15151616VariantProfileBest ForFrigate (Stock)Balanced hull and speed, the baseline 36-gun warshipGeneral-purpose sailing and a first capital shipBrethren FrigateToughest frame, slowest top speed, trades broadsidesHolding the line in a stand-up fightBlackbeard FrigateFastest hull, lighter frame, runs down or escapesChasing targets and disengaging on your terms1717How to Get the Design18181919Sold by the Brethren of the Coast Provisioner at the highest reputation tier. The Brethren Frigate is the single most expensive single-ship purchase in the Brethren stock. Reaching the buy line typically requires a finished faction quest chain plus a long stretch of contract running.20202121Tips2222232336 guns means 18 per side. The reload cycle and powder consumption are correspondingly large; keep a full hold of Munitions before any sustained engagement.Pair the hull with Plans: Tempered 36-Pounders or Plans: Perfectly Ordered 36-Pounders for the best per-shot damage at range.The slowest Frigate in the game still outruns a Brig under broadside fire, but you cannot escape a Blackbeard Frigate in a tail chase. Plan engagements where the Brethren Frigate is the lead trade rather than the runner.24242525See Also26262727Brethren FrigateShip Design: FrigateShip Design: Brethren's BrigBrethren of the Coast ProvisionerShip Types: every hull class and faction variant28282929Game Data30303131Teaches32323333RecipeBrethren Frigate