frigate
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The destroyer had sailed to the area alongside two other Chinese naval vessels and a Russian frigate, the ministry said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Upon sailing into the harbor, they realized the frigate was too damaged to sail, so rather than leave it in enemy hands, they burned it to the waterline.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
A US frigate, the USS Fort Lauderdale, is currently positioned off the coast of La Guaira.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Babcock said it booked a 140 million pounds non-recurring contract charge driven by inflation and engineering re-work on the Type 31 frigate program for the U.K.’s Royal Navy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
According to Millis, astronauts might harness the energy in the vacuum to push a spaceship, just as mariners harnessed the wind to drive a frigate.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The aerospace-and-defense group said it would record a charge in the first half after Berlin scrapped a project to procure F126 frigates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Americans weren’t exactly winning anyway, but Jefferson doubled-down and sent more war frigates.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
But the procurement project was beset by repeated delays, that pushed back the frigates expected entry into service.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Australia signed a deal for three upgraded Mogami frigates, with Japan transferring technology for domestic production of eight more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
They turned over a dozen frigates, well armed and fully manned—a dozen frigates!”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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