frigate

• n.フリゲート；三枚帆の高速戦艦

語源は不明。

frigate (n.)

1580s, from Middle French frégate (1520s), from Italian fregata (Neapolitan fregate), which with many names for types of sea vessels is of unknown origin. It is common to the Mediterranean languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan fragata). Originally a small, swift vessel; the word was applied to progressively larger types over the years.

[A] light nimble vessel built for speed; employed in particular for the gleaning of intelligence and the protection and assault of trade-routes. In battle the frigates took station on the disengaged side of the fleet, where they repeated signals, sped on messages, and succoured the distressed. [Sir Geoffrey Callender, "Sea Passages," 1943]

In the old sailing navy usually they carried guns on a raised quarter-deck and forecastle, hence frigate-built (1650s) of a vessel having the quarter-deck and forecastle raised above the main-deck.

1. An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.

敵駆逐艦がこの護衛艦に迫ってきた。

2.I declare we could fight frigate .

私たちはまるで戦艦と戦うことができると言っても過言ではありません。

-金銀島

3.The frigate is on the stocks in a British yard.

その護衛艦は現在イギリスの造船所で建造されている。

4.The frigate made for the open sea.

その巡防艦は海に向かっている。

5.For God 's sakes,order that frigate to break off！

神の分を見てその補給艦を停めて！