[Jacquerie]

In an old Dudley Pope book about Nelson's Royal Navy, he described in some detail the enormous expense involved in building, fitting out, and manning a frigate.

I know the vast majority of the 427 ships were transports, and less expensive than man-o-wars, but the presence alone of such a fleet highlighted the resources of the mighty British Empire.

It took some incredible American ‘nads to stand and fight.

[Sherman Logan]

And of course a frigate was much smaller and less expensive than a ship of the line.