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From the 1950s to 1975, the US Navy had three types of fast task force escorts and one type of convoy escort. The task force escorts were cruisers (hull classification symbols CAG/CLG/CG), frigates or destroyer-leaders (DL/DLG), and destroyers (DD/DDG); the convoy escorts were ocean escorts (DE/DEG), often called destroyer escorts as they retained the designation and number series of the World ...
A small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, generally smaller than a frigate Cruise ship A ship used for carrying passengers on pleasure cruises Cruiser A warship that is generally larger than a destroyer, but smaller than a battleship Destroyer A warship mainly used for anti-submarine warfare Destroyer escort
The Knox class was the Navy's last destroyer-type design with a steam turbine powerplant. Due to their unequal comparison to destroyers then in service (larger size with lower speed and only a single propeller and 5-inch gun), they became known to a generation of destroyermen as "McNamara's Folly." [2]
These "frigates" were roughly mid-way in size between cruisers and destroyers. This was similar to the use of the term "frigate" during the age of sail during which it referred to a medium-sized warship, but it was inconsistent with conventions used by other contemporary navies which regarded frigates as being smaller than destroyers.
Destroyer 1982 Hobart-class Royal Australian Navy: 7,000 tons 3 Destroyer 2017 Horizon-class French Navy, Italian Navy: 7,050 tons 4 Destroyer 2007 Kashin-class Russian Navy, Indian Navy: 4,390 tons 2 Destroyer 2007 Kee Lung (Kidd)-class Republic of China Navy: 9,783 tons 4 Destroyer 1981 Kolkata-class Indian Navy: 7,400 tons 3 Destroyer 2014
A destroyer escort needed only to be able to maneuver relative to a slow convoy (which in World War II would travel at 10 to 12 knots (19 to 22 km/h)), be able to defend against aircraft, and detect, pursue, and attack submarines. These lower requirements greatly reduce the size, cost, and crew required for the destroyer escort.
This is a list of frigates of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. It includes all of the hull classification symbols FF and FFG. Prior to the 1975 ship reclassification , ships that are now classified as FF or FFG were classified as DE or DEG ( destroyer escort ).
Type 26 frigate: Builders: BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships: Operators Royal Navy Royal Australian Navy Royal Canadian Navy; Preceded by: Type 23 frigate ; Anzac-class frigate ; Halifax-class frigate ; Subclasses: Hunter-class frigate ; River-class destroyer ; Cost: UK Batch 1: £ 1.31 billion (2022) [1] per unit (est.)