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Frigates are medium-size warships used for submarine warfare and escorting larger ships, among other tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

HMS Queen Elizabeth will be accompanied by two Royal Navy Frigates, two Destroyers, two supply ships and - beneath the surface - an Astute Class Submarine.

From BBC • May 21, 2021

Frigates are multi-mission ships that smaller and less costly than the Navy’s fleet of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2020

Frigates and armed steamers crowded the nearby waters known as Hampton Roads, one of the world’s great natural harbors.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2011

In vessels of the class of Frigates and upward, these boxes are to be, on covered decks, kept in their several divisions and secured overhead.

From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance