This list of frigate classes includes all post–World War II

frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

classes listed alphabetically. See also

List of frigate classes by country The list of frigates by country includes all modern (post–1940) frigates organized by the country of which they were in service. Argentina (Armada de la República Argentina) * ''Azopardo'' class - 2 ships (1957-1973) * ''Almirante Brown'' c ...

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A

, - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , derivative of , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , ex-Dutch , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , ''Al-Aziz'' , , align=center, 1 , ,

MEKO 200 The MEKO 200 is a frigate design by the Blohm + Voss shipyard of Germany, as part of the MEKO family of warships. Variants ''Anzac'' class (MEKO 200ANZ) Ten MEKO 200 frigates were built to the ''Anzac''-class design: eight for the Royal Au ...

design, three under construction , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , ''Al Riyadh'' , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 4 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 4 , ,

MEKO 360 The MEKO 360 is a class of five ships built in Germany for the Argentine and Nigerian navies. The MEKO 360 was the first version of the MEKO family of vessels built by Blohm und Voss. The type comes in two variants, the MEKO 360H1, comprising one ...

design , - , , , align=center, 4 , , built in Germany , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , built in Britain for the Iranian Navy , - , , , align=center, 5 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , modified ex-US ''Casco'' class, all decommissioned , - , , , align=center, 10 , ,

design, built by Tenix in Williamstown, Vic, Australia , - , , , align=center, 1 , ,

design , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 1 , , built in

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

, - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , colspan=3,

B

, - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 5 , , modified , - , , , align=center, 1 , , modified , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , ,

design , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 21 , , , - , , , align=center, 19 , , see Burevestnik class , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 10 , , , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , built by GRSE; Indian Navy: 2000–present , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 8 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , FF 1963 , - , , , align=center, 6 , , FFG 1966 to 1968 , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 40 , , , - , colspan=3,

C

, - , ''Canterbury'' (''Leander'') , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 78 , , US built destroyer escorts , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , Chinese Jianghu III class , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 8 , , , - , , , align=center, 8 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 12 , , , - , , , align=center, 11 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 9 , , French built, decommissioned 3 ships sold to Uruguay , - , , , align=center, 4 , , British built ''Leander'' class , - , , , align=center, 20 (planned) , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , colspan=3,

D

, - , , , align=center, 17 , , , - , , , align=center, 8 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 1 , , Vosper Mk 7 design , - , , , align=center, 3 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 13 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , training ship , - , colspan=3,

E

, - , , , align=center, 1 , , ex-British destroyer ''Zenith'' , - , , , align=center, 10 , , ex-Dutch , - , , , align=center, 2 , , ex-British , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , ,

design , - , , , align=center, 6 , ,

MEKO 140 The MEKO 140 is a frigate/corvette design by the German Blohm + Voss shipyard as part of the MEKO family of vessels. The MEKO 140 is a development of the Portuguese Navy's s designed by the Portuguese naval engineer Rogério de Oliveira in the la ...

design , - , colspan=3,

F

, - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - ,

FREMM The FREMM (French: ''Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission''; Italian: ''Fregata Europea Multi-Missione''), which stands for "European multi-purpose frigate", is a Franco-Italian family of multi-purpose frigates designed by Naval Group and Fincant ...

, , align=center, 4 , , twenty-seven planned , - , , , align=center, 5 , , derivative of , - , colspan=3,

G

, - , ''Gabya'' , , align=center, 8 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 11 , , 10 FF and 1 AGFF ship, 1964–1968 , - , , , align=center, 2 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 7 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , built by MDL; Indian Navy: 1983–present , - , , , align=center, 3 , , derivative of , - , , , align=center, 4 , , ex-UK ''Broadsword'' class (Batch 1) , - , , , align=center, 3 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , colspan=3,

H

, - , , , align=center, 12 , , , - , , , align=center, 12 , , , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , ,

design , - , colspan=3,

I

, - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 1 , , ex-US ; two others decommissioned , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , colspan=3,

J

, - , , , align=center, 2 , , 1986 , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , colspan=3,

K

, - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , , , align=center, 8 , , 1991–1995 , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 46 , , 46 FF, 1969–1974 , - , , , align=center, 8 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , , , align=center, 14 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 12 , , 1978–1983 , - , Krivak , , align=center, 40 , , See Burevestnik class. , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , colspan=3,

L

, - , , , align=center, 5 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 14 , , , - , , , align=center, 44 , , , - , , , align=center, 9 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 32 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , colspan=3,

M

, - , , , align=center, 8 , , , - , , , align=center, , , 2 + 4 , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , ,

Sigma-class design The SIGMA class is a Dutch-built family of modular naval vessels, of either corvette or frigate size, designed by Damen Group. SIGMA stands for Ship Integrated Geometrical Modularity Approach. The basic design of the SIGMA Patrol Series can va ...

, - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , ex-UK , all decommissioned , - , , , align=center, 4 , , Italian-built , - , , , align=center, 18 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , Iranian built , - , , , align=center, 4 , , ex-US , - , colspan=3,

N

, - , , , align=center, 2 , , Chinese Jianghu III class , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , built by MDL; Indian Navy: 1972–2010 , - , , , align=center, 7 , , , - , colspan=3,

O

, - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 26 , , 2 with the Polish Navy (as ''General K. Pulaski'' class), 4 with the Egyptian Navy (as ''Mubarak'' class), 1 with the Royal Bahrain Naval Forces, 8 with the Turkish Navy (as ''Gabya'' class), 1 with Pakistan Navy (as ''Alamgir'' class) and 10 with the United States Navy , - , , , align=center, 5 , , , - , colspan=3,

P

, - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 54 , , , - , , , align=center, 1 , , former seaplane tender , - , , , align=center, 2 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 8 , , , - , , , align=center, 21 , , modified , - , colspan=3,

R

, - , , , align=center, 1 , , decommissioned 2004 and retired , - , , , align=center, 1 , ,

, - , ''Regele Ferdinand'' , , align=center, 2 , , ex-UK

Type 22 frigate The Type 22 frigate also known as the ''Broadsword'' class was a class of frigates built for the British Royal Navy. Fourteen were built in total, with production divided into three batches. Initially intended to be anti-submarine warfare fri ...

, - , , , align=center, 69 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , , - , colspan=3,

S

, - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , ''Samadikun'' , , align=center, 4 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 6 , , Spanish subclass of US , - , , , align=center, (2) , , two planned , - , , , align=center, 3 , , built by MDL; Indian Navy: 2010–present , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , ,

, - , colspan=3,

T

, - , , , align=center, 6 , , Indian Navy: 2003–present , - , , , align=center, 1 , ,

, - , ''Tariq'' , , align=center, 1 , , ex-British sloop ''Whimbrel'' , - , , , align=center, 6 , , ex-UK , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , , , align=center, 2 , , 1975–1976 , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , Type 053H (Jianghu I) , , align=center, 14 , , , - , Type 053H1 (Jianghu II) , , align=center, 9 , , , - , Type 053H2 (Jianghu III) , , align=center, 3 , , , - , Type 053H1Q (Jianghu IV) , , align=center, 1 , , , - , Type 053H1G (Jianghu V) , , align=center, 6 , , , - , Type 053K (Jiangdong) , , align=center, 2 , , , - , Type 053H2G (Jiangwei I) , , align=center, 4 , , , - , Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II) , , align=center, 10 , , , - , Type 054 (Jiangkai I) , , align=center, 2 , , , - , Type 054A (Jiangkai II) , , align=center, 30 , , , - , Type 12 ''Whitby'' , , align=center, 8 , , , - , Type 12M ''Rothesay'' , , align=center, 21 , , , - , Type 12I ''Leander'' , , align=center, 26 , , , - , Type 12I ''Canterbury'' , , align=center, 2 , , New Zealand variant of ''Leander'' class , - , Type 14 ''Blackwood'' , , align=center, 15 , , , - , Type 15 , , align=center, 23 , , converted

War Emergency Programme destroyers The War Emergency Programme destroyers were destroyers built for the British Royal Navy during World War I and World War II. World War I emergency programmes The 323 destroyers ordered during the First World War belonged to several different cl ...

, - , Type 16 , , align=center, 10 , , converted

, - , Type 21 ''Amazon'' , , align=center, 8 , , , - , Type 22 ''Broadsword'' (Batch 1) , , align=center, 4 , , , - , Type 22 ''Boxer'' (Batch 2) , , align=center, 6 , , , - , Type 22 ''Cornwall'' (Batch 3) , , align=center, 4 , , , - , Type 23 Duke , , align=center, 16 , , , - , Type 41 ''Leopard'' , , align=center, 7 , , , - , Type 61 ''Salisbury'' , , align=center, 4 , , , - , Type 81 Tribal , , align=center, 7 , , , - , colspan=3,

U

, - , , , align=center, 9 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , ex-French , - , colspan=3,

V

, - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , , , align=center, 6 , , ex-US , - , , , align=center, 6 , , 1967–1968 modernised , - , , , align=center, 3 , ,

design , - , , , align=center, 4 , , , - , colspan=4,

W

, - , , , align=center, 1 , , modified , - , , , align=center, 1 , , , - , , , align=center, 3 , , , - , colspan=3,

Y

, - , , , align=center, 4 , ,

design , - , , , align=center, 2 , , , - , colspan=3,

Z

, - , {{sclass, Zagreb, frigate, 5 , , align=center, 2 , , , - , ''Zulfiquar'' , , align=center, 4 , ,