Some vessels of this type, which were called gun-vessels, were as long as 20-gun frigates, say 118 feet.
Ezinye zezinqanawa zoluhlobo, ezibizwa ngokuba zinqanawa zemipu, zinde okwamashumi amabini emipu anesantya esikhawulezayo yatsho yalikhulu elinamashumi anesibhozo lenyawo.