Largest frigates by capacity

As of 2026-06-07, Princesa Carlota tops the list with 427 seats.

1. #1 Princesa Carlota — 427 seats

   frigate of the Portuguese Navy

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2. #2 Duquesa de Bragança — 400 seats

   frigate of the Portuguese Navy

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3. #3 Diane — 400 seats

   1822 Alvand-class frigate

   Diana was a 54-gun frigate of the Portuguese Navy. She was captured at the Battle of the Tagus and incorporated in the French Navy as Diane. Read more on Wikipedia.

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4. #4 Nossa Senhora da Graça — 390 seats

   1766 frigate of the Portuguese Navy

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5. #5 Nossa Senhora da Graça — 379 seats

   1787 frigate of the Portuguese Navy, the Fénix

   Nossa Senhora da Graça, commonly known as Fénix, was a 46-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Portuguese Navy, launched in Salvador on 13 August 1787. The frigate was seized by the French in 1807 during the Invasion of Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1808, the frigate was recaptured and returned to Portuguese service. In 1819, the frigate was no longer deemed serviceable and was burned. Read more on Wikipedia.

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6. #6 Amazona — 378 seats

   frigate of the Portuguese Navy

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7. #7 Rainha de Portugal — 350 seats

   1831 frigate of the Portuguese Navy

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8. #8 Minerve — 349 seats

   1788 frigate

   The French frigate Minerve was originally launched in 1788 for the Portuguese Navy, where she served under the dual names of Nossa Senhora da Vitória and Minerva. The French Navy captured and renamed her in November 1809, after which she played a notable role in the Indian Ocean campaign of 1809-1811, participating in the defeat of a Royal Navy frigate squadron at the Battle of Grand Port, but at the surrender of Mauritius in December 1810, the ship was handed over to the British, and seems to... Read more on Wikipedia.

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9. #9 les ténèbres — 326 seats

   1810 Pallas-class frigate

   Méduse was a 40-gun Pallas-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1810. She took part in the Napoleonic Wars during the late stages of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 and in raids in the Caribbean. Read more on Wikipedia.

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10. #10 HMS Sir Francis Drake — 324 seats

    1797 fifth-rate frigate

    Asia was built at Bombay Dockyard in 1797. She made at least two voyages for the East India Company (EIC) before the Royal Navy purchased her in 1805 in the East Indies. The Royal Navy renamed her HMS Sir Francis Drake and rated her as a frigate. She served in the Java campaign of 1806–1807. When she returned to England in 1813 she was refitted as a storeship. Later, she became the flagship, at Newfoundland, for the governors of Newfoundland before the Admiralty sold her in 1825. Read more on Wikipedia.

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