Another term that one may come across from time to time is "en flute", generally applied to frigates and ships of the line. It referred to ships that had their armament reduced, making space to allow them to be used as transports. The term is French and refers to the appearance of the ship with empty gunports, reminiscent of the hole in a flute.

In wargame terms the use of warships acting "en flute" makes it possible to fight out convoy scenarios without the need to have models of merchant ships to hand, since a standard frigate or SOL model can be used. And the effect is simple to model - just reduce the firepower of the ship by 50-75% (or even greater in some cases). Exactly how this can be done in SGN will become apparent when the rules are released.