2019-03-19 02 CNS ALMIRANTE CONDELL (FF-06) - IMO 8949616 — Gordon Leggett · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Frigate

Sea

A medium-sized warship (about 3,000–7,000 tonnes), smaller and cheaper than a destroyer, often specialised in hunting submarines and escorting other ships. Frigates form the core of many mid-sized navies.
They patrol sea lanes, protect trade and take part in international anti-piracy missions.

Well-known examples

**FREMM**Fabius1975 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

**Type 054A**日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**Admiral Gorshkov class**Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**Nilgiri class**Easter Naval Command - Indian Navy · GODL-India · Wikimedia Commons

**Type 26**Ian Dick from Glasgow, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Well-known examples — All

FREMM (France/Italy) Type 054A (China) Admiral Gorshkov class (Russia) Nilgiri class (India) Type 26 (UK) Constellation class (USA)

Countries with the most — Frigates

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1China46
2Taiwan21
3India18
4Korea, Rep.18
5Turkiye17
6Italy14
7Egypt, Arab Rep.13
8Greece13
9Canada12
10Russian Federation12