Frigate
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Frigate Type of Warship
A Frigate is the smallest escort vessel having the endurance to support extended fleet operations. It is larger and more capable than a Corvette (a type of ship intended for patrol, picket, and scouting duties) but smaller and less capable than a Destroyer (a type of ship intended for destruction of patrol forces, convoy escort, and heavier warship screening). They are often designed with detection avoidance features.
Frigates normally perform escort, picket, and scouting duties for a fleet, or they may rarely in groups engage in independent patrolling. They are often tasked with providing a defensive shield around larger ships in the fleet, as they often have significant abilities to destroy incoming bombers, fighters or missiles before they can reach their targets. As an independent unit, they are weak and relatively ineffective.
Frigates will usually fear an encounter with a destroyer or particularly a cruiser in which they will suffer badly in an engagement due to being much more fragile and having much less armament.
Listing of Frigate Classes
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