So how much did a frigate cost in 1780?

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Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

And that's a difference - the poor old Unicorn is massively underfunded and busy rotting away, whereas the USS constitution looks in great condition.

Interesting! HMS Unicorn was never rigged she was laid up "in ordinary", serving as a hulk and a depot ship for most of the next 140 years. Her lack of active duty left her timbers well preserved as opposed to her near sister ship HMS Trincomalee built in Bombay of teak instead of scarce oakalso a museum ship at Hartlepool The Trincomalee holds the distinction of being the oldest British warship still afloat. HMS Victory is 52 years older but is in drydock. All three are having a better day than Cutty Sark (restored) which burned a few years back! Cutty Sark ablaze.