Hearts of Oak: Conquest of the Seas is a non-commercial PC game being developed by PiratesAhoy!, and is to become the historical seafaring game to end them all! Fun, realistic gameplay on land and at sea, set during the Age of Sail, will provide extensive free play, exciting scripted storylines and intense multiplayer scenarios.
Creator: Captain Armstrong
This highly successful class of French Frigate became the standard(with some variations) for the entire period that 18pdr armed frigates were built by the French, first reaching prominent numbers during the wars of the French Revolution, and then becoming the official standard under Napoleon. The English also copied the underwater lines for their highly successful Leda class. Though outside of the initial time period for the game, it will be included when the game expands to later periods.