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Recent Examples of frigates
Berlin is reportedly planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, in which Rheinmetall was expected to become the lead contractor.
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Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
French frigates used machine guns, cannons and sophisticated air-defense missiles to fend off Houthi strikes.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
O’Brien advised them to build a large, permanent air-force base, and to keep frigates on rotation in the Nuuk harbor, as a deterrent to the Russian and Chinese navies.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Unlike traditional destroyers or frigates that require large crews, Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels are designed to operate with minimal or no personnel onboard.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Both Salisbury and Schuster see the LCS as primarily stopgaps for the Navy, likely to give way to a new generation of frigates that was announced last December.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Cuba no longer maintains a meaningful blue-water navy, modern frigates or an operational submarine fleet comparable to Cold War levels.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
In 1996, there were 22 frigates, 17 submarines, 15 destroyers, and 3 aircraft carriers.
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Michael Saunders,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
There are other reasons for sending the frigates, however.
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Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
French frigates used machine guns, cannons and sophisticated air-defense missiles to fend off Houthi strikes.
—
ABC News,
16 June 2026
O’Brien advised them to build a large, permanent air-force base, and to keep frigates on rotation in the Nuuk harbor, as a deterrent to the Russian and Chinese navies.
—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Unlike traditional destroyers or frigates that require large crews, Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels are designed to operate with minimal or no personnel onboard.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Both Salisbury and Schuster see the LCS as primarily stopgaps for the Navy, likely to give way to a new generation of frigates that was announced last December.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Cuba no longer maintains a meaningful blue-water navy, modern frigates or an operational submarine fleet comparable to Cold War levels.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
In 1996, there were 22 frigates, 17 submarines, 15 destroyers, and 3 aircraft carriers.
—
Michael Saunders,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
There are other reasons for sending the frigates, however.
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Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigates
Noun
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The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.
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Throughout it there are forts, full-size wooden galleons and signs hung on what appear to be Persian rugs.
Noun
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Kelce would take the women on dates to concerts, on yachts and on private jets.
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Standing near yachts, Mercedes Moné boasts about winning the Owen Hart Cup for the second consecutive year.
Noun
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Bambu also includes a surprisingly complete tool and maintenance kit with Allen keys, unclogging pins, spare filament cutters and wipers, extra screws, cleaning tools, and replacement wear items.
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Stagioni - what an intimate, special experience with the pizza cutters, and great wine/ambiance.
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“Frigates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigates. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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