sixth-rate ship
C12684
concept
A sixth-rate ship was a small, fast, and lightly armed sailing warship of the Royal Navy, typically mounting about 20–28 guns and used for escort, patrol, and dispatch duties in the Age of Sail.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sixth-rate frigate | 3 |
| sixth-rate ship canonical | 2 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: sixth-rate ship
Generated description
A sixth-rate ship was a small, fast, and lightly armed sailing warship of the Royal Navy, typically mounting about 20–28 guns and used for escort, patrol, and dispatch duties in the Age of Sail.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| HMS Cyane | sixth-rate frigate |
| HMS Levant | sixth-rate frigate |
| HMS Sirius | — |
| HMS Dolphin | sixth-rate frigate |
| HMS Countess of Scarborough | — |