The ships were proposed in Player selected ship 2017 - Suggestions. Requirements were: Light frigates 32-36 guns (we have no ships in this range) Heavy frigates 50-60 guns (we only have trincomalee and constitution in this range) 3rd rates 70-80 guns (we only have 1.5 ships in this range) And those nations were preferred: Dutch Portuguese Venetian 11 ships have been selected from the initial poll (the 10th were ex aequo), and 1 more added per adm