These vessels ranged in size between 400 and 1500 tons burthen (bm), carried up to 30 cannons and were capable in certain conditions of fighting warships, although a frigate was usually more than a match for an individual East Indiaman.
Kapal-kapal ini berkisar antara 400 sampai 1.500 beban ton (bm), mengangkut hingga 30 meriam dan mampu dalam kondisi tertentu sebagai kapal perang tempur, meskipun sebuah fregat biasanya dengan mudah dapat mengalahkan Armada India Timur individual.