In modern navies, FRIGATES are used to protect other warships and merchant-marine ships, especially as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups, and merchant convoys.
Models built by TF72 members
HMS Lincoln F99, is a Type 61 Salisbury class of four British aircraft direction (AD) (or radar picket) frigates built for the Royal Navy.
INS Godavari F20, lead ship of her class of guided-missile frigates of the Indian Navy. She was the first Indian warship to be indigenously designed and built.
INS Godavari F20, lead ship of her class of guided-missile frigates of the Indian Navy. She was the first Indian warship to be indigenously designed and built.
INS Taragiri F41, a Nilgiri-class frigate of the Indian Navy and were updated versions of the Royal Navy Leander class.
Russian Border Guard vessel Vorovskiy, Krivak III class – The Coast Guard of the Border Service of FSB previously known as the Maritime Units of the KGB Border Troops
Dzerzhinsky 054, Soviet Krivak III Class Frigate – The Project 1135 Burevestnik (Storm Petrel) class were a series of frigates or guard ships (patrol boats).
Dzerzhinsky 054, Soviet Krivak III Class Frigate – The Project 1135 Burevestnik (Storm Petrel) class were a series of frigates or guard ships (patrol boats).
HMAS Yarra DE 45, named for the Yarra River, was a River class destroyer escort of the Royal Australian Navy. The antisubmarine warship operated from 1961 to 1985.
HMS Avenger F185 was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, she was completed with Exocet launchers in ‘B’ position.
HMS Cornwall F99, a Batch 3 Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. The Type 22 Broadsword class was a class of frigate built for the British Royal Navy.
Russian Border Guard vessel Vorovskiy, Krivak III class – The Coast Guard of the Border Service of FSB previously known as the Maritime Units of the KGB Border Troops.
HMS Westminster F237 and Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Ararat ACPB 89.
HMS Gloucester D96 was a Batch 3 Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy, and was one of the modified last four of the class to be built, having a lengthened hull.
HMAS Parramatta FFH 154 is an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.
HMAS Parramatta FFH 154 is an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.
HMAS Parramatta FFH 154 is an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy.
HMS Zulu F124 was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy in service from 1964 to 1984.
HMS Westminster F237, Type 23 frigate, originally designed for anti-submarine warfare also warfighting, peace-keeping and maritime security operations.
HMS Leander F109 was the nameship of the Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy.
HMS Leander F109 and Giuseppe Garibaldi 551.
HMS Jutland D62 was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy.
HMS Ardent F184, was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, she was completed with Exocet launchers in ‘B’ position.
HMS Ardent F184 and HMAS Collins sailing behind.
HMAS Tobruk (D37) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy.
HMAS Quickmatch G92 was a Q-class destroyer operated by the Royal Australian Navy.
HMAS Quickmatch G92 was a Q-class destroyer operated by the Royal Australian Navy.
HMAS Queenborough F02 (originally HMS Queenborough was a Q-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
HMAS Queenborough F02 (originally HMS Queenborough was a Q-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
HMAS Queenborough F02 (originally HMS Queenborough was a Q-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).