frigate
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When an American frigate hit a mine during the so-called Tanker War, the U.S. sent in a force to clear out Iranian positions in the Gulf and destroyed Iranian ships that confronted it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts was on a routine convoy escort mission in the Persian Gulf when it struck the mine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The frigate was sunk by a US submarine on Wednesday just off Sri Lanka's southern coast.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
Commissioned in 2021, the Dena was a relatively new vessel - a Moudge-class frigate of Iran's Southern Fleet, which patrols the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Male frigate birds with bright red balloonlike sacs under their chins cruised the shore.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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