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Frigate vs Galleon - What's the difference?

frigate | galleon |

In nautical terms the difference between frigate and galleon

is that frigate is a modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (WWII) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose while galleon is a large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

frigate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) An obsolete type of sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc, but not in line of battle.
  • (nautical) A 19th c. type of warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the battle line until made obsolete by the development of the solely steam-propelled iron battleship.
  • (nautical) A modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (WWII) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose.

    • Coordinate terms

    * destroyer * corvette * sloop * ship of the line * third rate * second rate * first rate * stone frigate

    Derived terms

    * frigatebird * stone frigate

    galleon

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia galleon) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

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