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A frigate (/ ˈ f r ɪ ɡ ɪ t /) is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuverability, intended to be used in scouting, escort and patrol roles. The term was ...
US warship intermediate in size between a corvette and a frigate, similar to a sloop Longship A Viking raiding ship Man-of-war A heavily-armed sailing warship Merchantman A trading vessel Armed merchantman A trading vessel possessing weapons for self-defense Merchant aircraft carrier A merchant vessel capable of launching aircraft Merchant raider
In most cases torpedo and/or dual-purpose gun armament was reduced to accommodate new anti-air and anti-submarine weapons. By this time the destroyers had become large, multi-purpose vessels, expensive targets in their own right. As a result, casualties on destroyers were among the highest.
Destroyer 2014 Type-055 (Renhai-class) People's Liberation Army Navy: 12,000 to 13,000 tons 8 (+4) Large Destroyer 2020 Akizuki-class Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: 6,800 tons 4 Destroyer 2012 Almirante Brown-class Argentine Navy: 3,360 tons 3 Destroyer 1983 Arleigh Burke-class United States Navy: 8,315 to 9,700 tons 70 Destroyer 1991 ...
The ships include an aircraft carrier, two submarines, and seven destroyers. A naval ship (or naval vessel) is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) that is used by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose.
DER: Destroyer escort, radar picket (abolished 30 June 1975) There were two distinct breeds of DER, the DEs which were converted to DERs during World War II and the more numerous postwar DER conversions. DL: Destroyer leader (later frigate) (retired) DLG: Destroyer leader, guided missile (later frigate) (abolished 30 June 1975)
Escort aircraft carrier; Frigate. Steam frigates, including steam sloops and corvettes; Fast attack craft; Gunboat; Hospital ship; Hydrofoil; Ironclad; Landing craft; Littoral combat ship; Mine planter; Minesweeper; Missile boat; Monitor (warship) Patrol boat; Torpedo boat; Patrol Torpedo (PT) boat; Q-ship; Seaplane tender; Submarine including ...
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 ...