'Minerva' Frigate

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'Minerva' Frigate A Level 44, 44-gun Large Warship

Sailing Level (Size) 44 (Large) Max Speed: 17.25 Durability 4 Acceleration: 0.95 Insurance 5847 Deceleration: 1.68 Health Integ. DR Turning (fast): 11.70 Hull: 1600 - Turning (slow): 4.00 Port: 1140 6 Turning Accel: 7.32 Stbd: 1140 6 Turning Decel: 9.15 Bow: 570 3 Best Point: 135 Stern: 285 3 Sails: 2375 - Ship Capacity: 120 Modifiers Off / Def Res O.S. Visibility: 60.7 Sails: 0 / 24 0.0 O.S. Spotting: 0.0 Crew: 0 / 24 0.0 Crew: 225 Bow: 0 / 24 0.0 Target Tracking: 19 Stern: 0 / 24 0.0 Sides: 0 / 24 0.0 Grapple: 0.0 / 0.0 0.0 Batteries Type Reload Damage Range Acc200 / 400 Swivels: 4x1/2lb 8.0 6.0 100y -- / -- Topdeck: 18x6lb 20.0 25.0 450y 104 / 75 Gundeck: 18x12lb 35.0 31.0 575y 110 / 89 Bowchasers: 2x9lb 27.0 28.0 525y 107 / 84 Sternchasers: 2x16lb 43.0 35.0 615y 111 / 91 Polars Upwind & Luffing Close  Haul Close  Haul Beam Reach Beam Reach Broad Reach Broad Reach Running 30% - 37.5% 5.18 - 6.47 knots 45° 81% 81% 13.97 knots 13.97 knots 92.5% 92.5% 15.96 knots 15.96 knots 100% 100% 17.25 knots 17.25 knots 92.5% 15.96 knots   Open Sea Speed: 63

Information based on version 1.20.51.0

History

The Minerva class sailing frigates were a series of four ships built to a 1778 design by Sir Edward Hunt, which served in the Royal Navy during the latter decades of the eighteenth century.

During the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, the Royal Navy - while well supplied with ships from earlier programs, but faced with coastal operations and trade protection tasks along the American littoral - ordered numerous forty-four gun, two-decked ships and thirty-two gun 12-pounder armed frigates. Anticipating the entry of European powers into the war, and with renewed resistance provided by the large, nine hundred ton, thirty-two gun 12-pounder armed frigates of the French Navy, the RN looked to a newer larger design of frigate to meet this challenge. From November 1778 larger frigates with a heavier 18-pounder primary armament were ordered.

They were the first Royal Navy frigates designed to be armed with the eighteen-pounder cannon on their upper deck, the main gun deck of a frigate. Before coming into service, their designed secondary armament was augmented, with 9-pounder guns being substituted for the 6-pounder guns originally planned, and with ten 18-pounder carronades being added (six on the quarter deck and four on the forecastle). The type eventually proved successful, and went on to be virtually the standard frigate type during the latter periods of the age of sail.

Strategy and Use

The Minerva was built like a greyhound, light and fast. Use her bow chasers to nip at the enemy till you can close and then bite down hard with full broadsides from two gun decks.

Tactics

Equip this vessel as a tackler, able to run down an escaping enemy and defeat him. She is equipped with a battery of fast firing light guns for close range work and a main battery of medium guns for disabling the enemy's masts and sails.

Variants

'Minerva' Mastercraft Frigate

Comparable Ships

'Triton' Interceptor Frigate

Distinguishing Characteristics

A 36-gun frigate designed to run down enemy ships.

The 'Minerva' Frigate replaced the 'Triton' Interceptor Frigate in patch 1.2.69.0.

Sources

This ship was modelled by Michael O'Dwyer aka Michiel van Duijer