| Title | Frigate |
| Origtitle | Plate from John White Drawings |
| Variants | Plate 2 |
| Caption | Detail of White drawing of frigate off the Island of S. John, May 1585 |
| Source | 1964 John White Edition |
| Date | 1585-86 |
| Creator | John White |
| Type | Watercolor |
| Origin | Scan of 1964 UNC Edition of drawings |
| Notes | Unlike barque and pinnace, there is no hard and fast rule for identifying a frigate by rigging. The term applied for centuries to a light or swift vessel. The Grenville text mentions two "frigats" captured by the company while at S. John. The one illustrated here may been one of those captured Spanish vessels. |
Unlike barque and pinnace, there is no hard and fast rule for identifying a frigate by rigging. The term applied for centuries to a light or swift vessel. The Grenville text mentions two "frigats" captured by the company while at S. John. The one illustrated here may been one of those captured Spanish vessels.