A "hen frigate," traditionally, was any ship with the captain\'s wife on board.
And all of that while living with the constant.
Here are the dramatic, true stories of what the remarkable Women on board these vessels encountered on their often amazing voyages: romantic moonlit nights on deck, debilitating seasickness, terrifying skirmishes with pirates, disease-bearing rats, and cockroaches as big as a man\'s slipper.
Hen frigates were miniature worlds -- wildly colorful, romantic, and dangerous.
A "hen frigate," traditionally, was any ship with the captain\'s wife on board